Straight Outta Compton

Name: Straight Outta Compton
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Released: August 14, 2015
Duration: 147 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., O'Shea Jackson Jr.

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 14, 2015 | R

Starring: Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Summary: In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A.,In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these young men revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war. [Universal Pictures]… Expand

Director: F. Gary Gray

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Music

Rating: R

Runtime: 147 min

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David Edelstein

Aug 15, 2015

Straight Outta Compton is among the most potent rags-to-riches showbiz movies ever made. Read full review

Peter Travers

Aug 13, 2015

Straight Outta Compton plays better when it's outside the box, showing us N.W.A power and the consequences of abusing it. Would the movie be better if it didn't sidestep the band's misogyny, gay-bashing and malicious infighting? No shit. But what stands is an amazement, an electrifying piece of hip-hop history that speaks urgently to right now. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Aug 6, 2015

Straight Outta Compton is a hugely entertaining film that works best if you don’t look at it too closely and just listen. Read full review

Jeff Baker

Aug 13, 2015

It's overlong and sanitized but succeeds in presenting an important part of contemporary American culture to a mainstream audience. Read full review

John DeFore

Jul 31, 2015

If the movie pushes most of the ugliest behavior off onto side players (like the notorious Suge Knight, played by R. Marcus Taylor), it does for the most part fulfill its mission, breathing life into the origin story of a group whose influence is still being felt. Read full review

Steve Macfarlane

Aug 13, 2015

It's most towering accomplishment are its set pieces, which manage to be brash, exhilarating, and even occasionally moving. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

Aug 11, 2015

It's clear that Straight Outta Compton is at once too padded and too thin. It's as if the story of these real-life legends was so unruly and dangerous that the filmmakers became the cops, forcing it into submission. Read full review

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wadisplace

Aug 14, 2015

I saw it at a Thursday Night Preview. This is going to be one of those instant classics. Five boyz from the hood, who knew they wanted to be successful, who were experimenting with music, and created something that was never heard before. Something that took off like wildfire, and theyI saw it at a Thursday Night Preview. This is going to be one of those instant classics. Five boyz from the hood, who knew they wanted to be successful, who were experimenting with music, and created something that was never heard before. Something that took off like wildfire, and they had no control over it's success. They went from a friends basement to the world stage in a few short years. And how instant success can also be a downfall. This is a MUST SEE MOVIE.… Expand

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TheDude-

Sep 4, 2015

Straight outta compton is a fantastic biopic with well rounded character development topped with a story worth investing in the film also has some oscar nom predictions im thinking best actor for any main role in this film and best director for F Gary Gary

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The_D4RknesS

Sep 2, 2022

the best movie about in the middle of hip hop
The actors who played EAZY E, DR DRE are incredibly equal to the real ones.

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EpicLadySponge

Jan 6, 2016

Straight Outta Compton has one of the best soundtracks out of those R rated movies I can possibly think of. Other than that, it's history when you see this movie alone.

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tjman09

Aug 20, 2015

Straight Outta Compton is a terrific journey through the music, and culture of the 80's and 90's despite it's stereotypes. This movie is fun to watch, for multiple reasons, but the biggest is the music. While you watch and jam out to the awesome music, you also get to see the culture andStraight Outta Compton is a terrific journey through the music, and culture of the 80's and 90's despite it's stereotypes. This movie is fun to watch, for multiple reasons, but the biggest is the music. While you watch and jam out to the awesome music, you also get to see the culture and society of the 80's and 90's. Besides the music, the acting is also surprisingly good, as all of the actors are given moments to shine. My biggest complaint is the portrayal of police in the film, I understand that a large majority of police in Los Angeles were corrupt, but not every cop was a racist pig, I think the racist cops would have been even more resonating if we saw a normal cop every once and a while, not just a bunch of growling, racist, asses. In essence Straight Outta Compton is a funny, well acted, engrossing, music jam fest, that chronicles one of the more important rap groups of all time, but could have layed off of the stereotypes.… Expand

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Andremax

Oct 22, 2018

Movie's structurally is impeccable, showing the essential and necessary points in NWA's carrer, although having a unconsistent and unatural parts, principally begginning that simply vomit as everything has began, which starts to get better from middle to end's movie. And movie is totallyMovie's structurally is impeccable, showing the essential and necessary points in NWA's carrer, although having a unconsistent and unatural parts, principally begginning that simply vomit as everything has began, which starts to get better from middle to end's movie. And movie is totally partial, showing only group's side, how thew were unjustly reprimanded, but the same thime convincing you to understand their points of view and a certain form humanizing which society used to call gangster. Even with its fails, Straight Outta Compton can be interesting even for who doesn't like Hip-Hop.… Expand

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SIPPIO

Feb 17, 2018

STRAIGHT OUTTA OF DR.DRE'S MAKE BELIEVE WORLD MORE LIKE IT.....

~This movie is clearly meant to totally make Dre & IceCube look like the good guys in every possible way.. The same EXACT way "the people VS OJ" make Kardashian look like a 'good person and not the villain he actually was...STRAIGHT OUTTA OF DR.DRE'S MAKE BELIEVE WORLD MORE LIKE IT.....

~This movie is clearly meant to totally make Dre & IceCube look like the good guys in every possible way..
The same EXACT way "the people VS OJ" make Kardashian look like a 'good person and not the villain he actually was...

~So now Dr.Dre wasn't aware that they set up Eazy-E to force him to sign the contracts..
GIMMIE A BREAK!!!
~Where's all the stuff about Dre's sexuality?
The BEEF Tupac had w/ Dre over his bi-sexuality?
~Why do they make Suge Knight appear to not care about the music at all?
~Why wasn't it mentioned that Eazy-E got 50% of every dollar Dre earned from TheChrnoic almub cause he broke contract????
~Why was DJ Yella made out to look like a cupcake?

~I remember the day '100 miles & running' came out and my friend started playing it and we're blown away by that..
~ NWA second full album was beyond huuge and it got -0- play in the movie. THIS MOVIE IS A DR.DRE MOCKUMENTARY..
Which would be fine but I'm curious how the EazyE estate feels about it?
~Wonder how SUGE KNIGHT feels about it.
~Wonder how Jerry Heller feels about it.

That's right,,they ALL beefed it so bad that they filed suit.
Suge is in jail on murder charges from trying to run over the people making this movie.
And JerryHeller died trying to dispute it..
And The wife & children of Eazy-E,,,well you should read what they say for yourself..

wHAT GOT MY ATTENTION THE MOST WAS WHEN SUGEKNIGHT SAID TO EAZY "Dre don't even know you're here"".. I knew this was a Dre attempt to make him appear more non ghetto to his new friends..… Expand

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