A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Director:
F. Gary Gray
Stars:
O'Shea Jackson Jr.,
Corey Hawkins,
Jason Mitchell
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and future prospects.
Director:
John Singleton
Stars:
Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Laurence Fishburne,
Hudhail Al-Amir
Uncle Elroy and Day Day owe money on taxes so Craig finds a way to steal from the next door neighbors to pay off the taxes so Uncle Elroy's house doesn't get put up for auction.
Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.
A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
The group 313 is a reference to Detroit's area code, 313. Certain people are called "eight tens" because of the suburbs on the other side of 8 Mile Road had the area code 810 in 1995. See more »
Goofs
When Alex and Jimmy are having sex at the plant, a man is visible in the background briefly running around. See more »
Quotes
Manny:
[after Jimmy and Janeane's fight]
What was all that about, Smith?
Jimmy Smith Jr:
I'm sorry Manny, it wasn't my... It won't happen again.
Manny:
Good. Don't be bringing that shit around here. Now get back to work.
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Crazy Credits
The final credit reads, "Filmed on location in the 313" See more »
Alternate Versions
In the Syndicated Edited For TV Version all the curse word {fuck,shit,bitch,dyke,dick,pussy,} are all masked out but when they are rapping it is replaced with a record scratch and some scenes are altered. See more »
There's a problem or two that I might have with this movie, main one being that it's too short, but I think it represents so well how the life in the ghetto sucks. It just plain sucks. It sucks being poor, having no education, worrying about what you're gonna eat, or if you can get a minimum wage job, it sucks when you can't rely on family and friends, and when you get assaulted and the cops can't do anything. It shows so many struggles, and the main character just struggles with them and tries to cope... he's not some super badass macho alpha hero, he's just a regular guy who tries to live, just like many other people living in poor areas.
I think it needed a little bit more depth, or subliminal messages about staying strong and positive. This movie did have one, it was about taking care of his little sister.
I gave it a 7 mainly because I'm picky as hell.
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There's a problem or two that I might have with this movie, main one being that it's too short, but I think it represents so well how the life in the ghetto sucks. It just plain sucks. It sucks being poor, having no education, worrying about what you're gonna eat, or if you can get a minimum wage job, it sucks when you can't rely on family and friends, and when you get assaulted and the cops can't do anything. It shows so many struggles, and the main character just struggles with them and tries to cope... he's not some super badass macho alpha hero, he's just a regular guy who tries to live, just like many other people living in poor areas.
I think it needed a little bit more depth, or subliminal messages about staying strong and positive. This movie did have one, it was about taking care of his little sister.
I gave it a 7 mainly because I'm picky as hell.