Straight Outta Compton - Unrated

    Genre
    Biography, Drama, History, Musical
  • |
    • Runtime
    165 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2015
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
F. Gary Gray
WRITTEN BY:
Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff
CAST INCLUDES:
Aldis Hodge, Jason Mitchell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Neil Brown Jr., R. Marcus Taylor, Paul Giamatti

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

"An explosively entertaining biopic about the hip-hop group that brought gangsta rap into the mainstream of popular culture in the 1980s" (Wall Street Journal). 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.

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.

Straight Outta Compton - Unrated

    Genre
    Biography, Drama, History, Musical
  • |
    • Runtime
    165 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2015
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
F. Gary Gray
WRITTEN BY
Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff
CAST INCLUDES
Aldis Hodge, Jason Mitchell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Neil Brown Jr., R. Marcus Taylor, Paul Giamatti
"An explosively entertaining biopic about the hip-hop group that brought gangsta rap into the mainstream of popular culture in the 1980s" (Wall Street Journal). 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.

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.

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