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78% Critic Match
Straight Outta Compton
“The world's most dangerous times created the world's most dangerous group.”
7.8 / 10• 2015• 2h 27m•R• English
DramaMusicHistory
Storyline
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Cast & Crew
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Ice Cube
Lead
Corey Hawkins
Dr. Dre
Jason Mitchell
Eazy-E
Neil Brown Jr.
DJ Yella
Aldis Hodge
MC Ren
Paul Giamatti
Jerry Heller
R. Marcos Taylor
Suge Knight
LaKeith Stanfield
Snoop Dogg
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. F. Gary Gray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Straight Outta Compton is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
