Straight Outta Compton

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

2015 2h 27m EN

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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.

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

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Cast

O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Ice Cube
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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: F. Gary Gray
Writers: S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus, Andrea Berloff
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CAST

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347+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by F. Gary Gray, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph Trapanese. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Tronick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell carry the top of the cast.

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The take

F. Gary Gray directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Joseph Trapanese scores. Michael Tronick cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 7.2× over at the box office.
2Released 11 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4347+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by F. Gary Gray, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Joseph Trapanese. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Michael Tronick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The world's most dangerous times created the world's most dangerous group.".
10IMDB entry: tt1398426 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 42 themes, including "drug dealer", "police brutality", "husband wife relationship", "rap music".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Original score: Joseph Trapanese
Editing: Michael Tronick
Production design: Shane Valentino
Costume design: Kelli Jones
Makeup / hair: Allyson Carey
Stunt coordinator: Keith Woulard
Runtime: 147 min · 2h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $28,000,000
Box office: $201,634,991
Return: 720% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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Gimly2016-09-15
★ 6/10
Gangster rap is pretty far removed from my wheelhouse, and I've never followed N.W.A. closely enough to know if this biopic an accurate depiction of their career, but; a good movie is a good movie is a good movie. And Straight Outta Compton undeniably is that. Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go.
Reno2016-10-04
★ 7/10
The rise of the Rap music! There were lots of debate over this film's snub from the Oscars, but I'm not here to talk about that. As a film, it was awesome and as a biographical film, even more awesome, but not an inspiring film that I was expecting. There were many bad things in it, like the language and character portrayals. Though hats off to the filmmakers for rendering the it with the bold contents. I don't know if it being true to the actual events, but anybody can feel how those circumstances would have been for those involved in the real. One thing is for sure, the film is not for the families. The first half was the reason which was very negatively appealed, particularly the racism and police abuse preoccupied rather than telling the actual story. But the next half was much better. I liked it because of that part which crafted so brilliantly. That's where the real journey begins. Well played characters, everybody who repressed those real ones were done incredible job. This film revealed something I did know. Like how the Rap music got so popular. I quite belong to the same generation where this thing got its revolution. It was like another 'Lords of Dogtown' where the young guys made skateboards popular, but here it was the Rap songs. It was a two and half hour long film, longer than an average film length, but the pace was good. Except the strong contents, the narration never looked dull. I totally enjoyed watching it, a good film for adults, particularly those who love Rap music must not think of missing it. 7/10
r96sk2020-12-27
★ 9/10
Quality film. I thoroughly enjoyed <em>'Straight Outta Compton'</em>, it had me gripped all the way through. That's despite me having little to no knowledge of N.W.A, I knew of their name and of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre but basically zilch about their actual story. I couldn't comment on how true it is to history, but as a film it's fantastic. You have great performances from O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell and Paul Giamatti. Mitchell impressed me most as Eazy-E, while the casting of Jackson as Ice Cube - his father, of course - was a masterstroke. All the cast do very well, in truth. I love how gritty the film is too, it feels real - at least as real as film can get. There is some neat cinematography in there, while the music is entwinned nicely. The pacing is almost perfect, aside from a few moments in the middle. I also rate how it all ends, in terms of the story but also with the end credits. There's heart in there.