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Straight Outta Compton

  • 2015
  • R
  • 2h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
227K
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Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Straight Outta Compton (2015)
The group NWA emerges from the streets of Compton, California in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes pop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
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The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

  • Director
    • F. Gary Gray
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Herman
    • Andrea Berloff
    • S. Leigh Savidge
  • Stars
    • O'Shea Jackson Jr.
    • Corey Hawkins
    • Jason Mitchell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    227K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,428
    56
    • Director
      • F. Gary Gray
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Herman
      • Andrea Berloff
      • S. Leigh Savidge
    • Stars
      • O'Shea Jackson Jr.
      • Corey Hawkins
      • Jason Mitchell
    • 432User reviews
    • 352Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 28 wins & 40 nominations total

    Videos47

    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:33
    Theatrical Trailer
    Red Band Trailer
    Trailer 3:31
    Red Band Trailer
    Red Band Trailer
    Trailer 3:31
    Red Band Trailer
    Exclusive Clip
    Clip 0:45
    Exclusive Clip
    Straight Outta Compton: Tribute to Eazy-E
    Clip 1:26
    Straight Outta Compton: Tribute to Eazy-E
    Straight Outta Compton: Jerry Heller Defends The Nwa
    Clip 0:47
    Straight Outta Compton: Jerry Heller Defends The Nwa
    Straight Outta Compton: Dre Tells His Mother
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    Straight Outta Compton: Dre Tells His Mother

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    O'Shea Jackson Jr.
    O'Shea Jackson Jr.
    • Ice Cube
    Corey Hawkins
    Corey Hawkins
    • Dr. Dre
    Jason Mitchell
    Jason Mitchell
    • Eazy-E
    Neil Brown Jr.
    Neil Brown Jr.
    • DJ Yella
    Aldis Hodge
    Aldis Hodge
    • MC Ren
    Marlon Yates Jr.
    Marlon Yates Jr.
    • D.O.C.
    R. Marcus Taylor
    R. Marcus Taylor
    • Suge Knight
    Carra Patterson
    Carra Patterson
    • Tomica
    Alexandra Shipp
    Alexandra Shipp
    • Kim
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Jerry Heller
    Elena Goode
    • Nicole
    Keith Powers
    Keith Powers
    • Tyree
    Joshua Brockington
    Joshua Brockington
    • Young Warren G
    Sheldon A. Smith
    Sheldon A. Smith
    • Warren G
    LaKeith Stanfield
    LaKeith Stanfield
    • Snoop
    • (as Lakeith Lee Stanfield)
    Cleavon McClendon
    Cleavon McClendon
    • Jinx
    • (as Cleavon McClendon III)
    Aeriél Miranda
    Aeriél Miranda
    • Lavetta
    Lisa Renee Pitts
    Lisa Renee Pitts
    • Verna Griffin
    • Director
      • F. Gary Gray
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Herman
      • Andrea Berloff
      • S. Leigh Savidge
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The actors re-recorded NWA's entire Straight Outta Compton album (with producer Harvey Mason Jr.) to help them get into character.
    • Goofs
      The opening scene is set in 1986, and Eazy-E is seen wearing the black and white Chicago White Sox hat. However the White Sox did not adopt that logo until 1991.
    • Quotes

      Eazy-E: Hey, ya'll lookin for Felicia?

      Felicia's Man: She in there or what?

      Eazy-E: She kinda preoccupied with some real nigga dick.

      Felicia's Man: [Revealing the gun] The fuck you say little nigga?

      Eazy-E: [Comes out with a machine gun, Cube and Ren behind him with guns too] I said, she got a muthafuckin dick in her mouth nigga!

    • Crazy credits
      The only opening credits are graffiti writings of the main characters and their actors.
    • Alternate versions
      The "Unrated Director's Cut" is 18 minutes longer than the theatrical release.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ice Cube/Mamie Gummer/Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Straight Outta Compton
      Written by Ice Cube (as O'Shea Jackson), MC Ren (as Lorenzo Patterson), Eazy-E (as Eric Wright), Andre Young (as Andre Young)

      Performed by NWA (as N.W.A)

      Courtesy of Priority Records/Ruthless Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews432

    Featured review
    10/10

    Don't Listen to the 1 Star Reviews

    Everyone one here who complains about the movie don't know what they're talking about. This movie is reality! Police brutality, growing up in the hood, the extravagant lifestyle of singers/rappers is all there. Someone complained about this being vulgar and not appropriate for kids? No duh, it's rated R. Even though it was a long movie, I didn't want it to end. You really felt what was going on in the movie. When they were angry, you were angry. When they were sad, you couldn't help but to feel that as well. Don't listen to the people complaining, and calling them "selfish". They're probably just upset at how the police were portrayed, which was the reality for N.W.A. The movie is amazing. Watch it. This movie was extremely enjoyable, and despite the length, it felt like it went by in the blink of an eye.
    • nianikaila
    • Aug 24, 2015
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    • Release date
      • August 14, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Roku [united states]
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Letras Explícitas
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $28,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $161,197,785
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $60,200,180
      • Aug 16, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $201,634,991
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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