Movie
Straight Outta Compton
The world's most dangerous times created the world's most dangerous group.
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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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Straight Outta Compton
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 DoggCredits
- Directed by
- F. Gary Gray
- Written by
- Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $28M
- Box office
- $201.6M
Production
- Broken Chair Flickz
Universal PicturesUnited States
Legendary PicturesUnited States
Cube VisionUnited States- Crucial FilmsUnited Kingdom
Circle of ConfusionUnited States
Themes
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