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Name: Straight Outta Compton
Director: F. Gary Gray
Genre: drama, history, music
Released: 2015
Duration: 2 h 27 min
Rating: 7.8

Straight Outta Compton has an iRankMovies score of 79.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

The world's most dangerous times created the world's most dangerous group.

Release:2015

Runtime:2h 27m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:F. Gary Gray

Language:English

Genre

DramaHistoryMusic

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Keywords

Drug DealerPolice BrutalityHusband Wife RelationshipRap MusicHip HopSibling RelationshipAidsParent Child Relationship

iRank80

Straight Outta Compton rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 233K votes

Rotten Tomatoes89%

Metacritic72%

TMDb7.774/10· 4K votes

With 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Straight Outta Compton

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 of Straight Outta Compton

O'Shea Jackson Jr.
as Ice Cube
Corey Hawkins
as Dr. Dre
Jason Mitchell
as Eazy-E
Neil Brown Jr.
as DJ Yella
Aldis Hodge
as MC Ren
Paul Giamatti
as Jerry Heller
R. Marcos Taylor
as Suge Knight
LaKeith Stanfield
as Snoop Dogg
Carra Patterson
as Tomica
Elena Goode
as Nicole
Alexandra Shipp
as Kim
Tate Ellington
as Bryan Turner

Straight Outta Compton facts

Budget: $28M
Box office: $201.6M

Our take on Straight Outta Compton

F. Gary Gray's 2015 drama tells the true story of five young men who turned their anger about life in one of America's most dangerous neighborhoods into raw, brutally honest music, forming the group N.W.A in 1987. Tracing their rise from Compton streets to national controversy, it charts how their lyrics, swagger and talent let them speak truths about life in the hood that no one had aired so openly, defying the authorities that meant to silence them. This music-driven biographical drama suits viewers interested in hip-hop history, systemic injustice and the cost of a defiant voice. Expect energy, period detail and a story about art as protest.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Unflinching exploration of systemic injustice resonates with period authenticity
•Ensemble cast captures complex personalities within hip-hop movement effectively
•F. Gary Gray balances music industry drama with social commentary