Straight Outta Compton
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Film · TMDB
7.8In 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.
Released: 2015-08-11147 minDir: F. Gary GrayDrama, Music, History
Cast
- 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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.8/10
232,617 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
72/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 28 wins & 40 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- F. Gary Gray
- Screenplay by
- Jonathan Herman Andrea Berloff
- Story by
- S. Leigh Savidge Alan Wenkus Andrea Berloff
- Produced by
- Ice Cube Tomica Woods-Wright Dr. Dre Matt Alvarez F. Gary Gray Scott Bernstein
- Starring
- O'Shea Jackson Jr. Corey Hawkins Jason Mitchell Paul Giamatti
- Cinematography
- Matthew Libatique
- Edited by
- Billy Fox Michael Tronick
- Music by
- Joseph Trapanese
- Production companies
- Legendary Pictures New Line Cinema Cube Vision Crucial Films Broken Chair Flickz
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- August 11, 2015 ( 2015-08-11 ) ( Microsoft Theater ) August 14, 2015 ( 2015-08-14 ) (United States)
- Running time
Key dates
- Published
- 27 August 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Straight Outta Compton
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- N.W.A.
- Director
- F. Gary Gray
- Screenwriter
- Andrea Berloff
- Composer
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Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American epic biographical drama film that tells the story of hip-hop group N.W.A's rise and fall under manager Jerry Heller. The film, directed by F. Gary Gray, stars O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy-E, respectively. Released by Universal Pictures on August 14, 2015, the film received positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $201.6 million worldwide. Straight Outta Compton earned several awards and nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a win for Outstanding Motion Picture at the 47th NAACP Image Awards.
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