

Straight Outta Compton
2015-08-11 · 147 min · ★ 7.8
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- F. Gary Gray
- Production companies
- Broken Chair Flickz, Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Cube Vision, Crucial Films, Circle of Confusion, Will Packer Productions, Xenon Pictures
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 28,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 201,634,991
Top Cast
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
Alexandra ShippKim
Tate EllingtonBryan Turner
Corey ReynoldsLonzo Williams
Keith PowersTyree
Orlando BrownBlock Dude
Marlon Yates Jr.D.O.C.
Joshua BrockingtonYoung Warren G
Sheldon A. SmithWarren G
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