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Straight Outta Compton

DVD • August 11, 2015 • 2h 27m • R • Budget $28M • Box Office $201,634,991

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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 ... More

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Other Titles:	Straight Outta Compton Director's Cut, ストレイト・アウタ・コンプトン
Sub Genres:	sibling relationship, los angeles california, gangster, racial slur, feud, wrongful arrest, rags to riches, rap music, road trip, milwaukee wisconsin, death of brother, police raid, compton california, los angeles riots, intimidation by police, music tour, record company, police harassment, detroit michigan, parent child relationship, recording contract, gang, aids, rapper... more
Release Date:	Theatre US 08/11/2015, DVD 01/19/2016, Digital 02/01/2022
Language:	EN
Box Office:	$161,197,785 (Domestic) + $40,437,206 (Foreign) = $201,634,991 (Worldwide)
Age Rating:	R
Director:	F. Gary Gray
Type:	Movie
Links:	Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, IMDB, Official Website, TMDB, WIKIEN

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May 12, 2021 - by darkfire19

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straight outta compton works best when it lets the music talk for itself. the incredible music produced by these five individuals, even after the group split up, provides the voices of all of the artists and the generation that they have come to represent and the generation that they so heavily influenced. within that music, you can feel the justifiable rage and the fire that raged inside all of them, not only for racial equality, but for personal success and for a shot to make it to the top of america's soci-economic ladder. the film focuses on this stuff enough to carry the movie but it read more

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June 08, 2021 - by Jeremy Thomas

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straight outta compton is a triumphant film that honors the spirit of n.w.a. while effectively telling its story amidst the hard times of their existence. f. gary gray invests the film with the brash, gritty realism that the group brought to its music and to mainstream sensibilities while using their tale to make some salient points about the racial inequality that still exists as strongly in today's society as it did then. the talented cast deliver knockout performances both on stage and off, and despite a bit of whitewashing the characters come together in fascinating, engrossing story of a... read more

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