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Straight Outta Compton (2015)

R  |   |  Biography, Drama, Music  |  14 August 2015 (USA)
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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.

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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. Written by Universal Pictures

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The world's most dangerous times created the world's most dangerous group

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Biography | Drama | Music

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Rated R for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use | See all certifications »

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Hai'sher mi'Compton  »

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$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$56,100,000 (USA) (14 August 2015)

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$160,675,745 (USA) (2 October 2015)
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Dr. Dre tried to visit Eazy-E in the hospital as he was dying of HIV to reconcile with him but he fell into a coma before Dre could get there and has publicly stated that it's weighed heavily on him since. See more »

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When Dr Dre drives into Los Angeles, with the downtown skyline visible. The CitiGroup building can be seen showing the current Citi logo. The scene was set in the late-'80s/early-'90s however the logo displayed was not introduced until 2002. See more »

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Ice Cube: Eric, you're kind of being a hoe right now.
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References Friday (1995) See more »

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One Nation Under A Groove
Written by George Clinton (as George Clinton, Jr.), Garry Shider, Junie Morrison (as Walter Morrison)
Performed by Funkadelic
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A film about a bunch of money obsessed aggressive young men.
4 October 2015 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

First i have to confess that before watching this i didn't have a clue who NWA was. The Hip Hip / Rap scene passed me by or more accurately i avoided it because i really can't stand rap. F. Gary Gray lazily presumes the audience is already familiar with these people and that annoyed me. I did not have a clue who the members of NWA were and i think that put me at a massive disadvantage when watching this film. The characters aren't the most likable of people. They seemed to spend the majority of the film scowling and arguing about money rather than making music and it this grated on me ( but not as much as the music) . Only in the last half an hour of the film do we actually see any form of compassion or humanity from the band members . It wasn't until the film showed a few real film footage clips near the end did i realise how well they did with the casting as the actors as they really do look like the real artists. Sadly that wasn't enough for me to like this film but i'm sure fans of NWA would totally disagree.


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