Straight Outta Compton
2015 | 147 min | Drama, Music, History
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (89%), audiences rate it highly (7.8/10) and it made about 7 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.8/10 from 4K viewers
- AwardsSolid
1 win, 1 other nomination — nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; won National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$202 million worldwide on a $28 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
407K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Netflix
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Cast & crew
Directed by F. Gary Gray
- O'Shea Jackson Jr.Ice Cube
- Corey HawkinsDr. Dre
- Jason MitchellEazy-E
- Neil Brown Jr.DJ Yella
- Aldis HodgeMC Ren
- Paul GiamattiJerry Heller
- R. Marcos TaylorSuge Knight
- LaKeith StanfieldSnoop Dogg
- Carra PattersonTomica
- Elena GoodeNicole