Straight Outta Compton
for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use.
| Moral Rating: | not reviewed |
| Moviemaking Quality: |
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| Primary Audience: | Adults |
| Genre: | Biography Music Drama |
| Length: | 2 hr. 27 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2015 |
| USA Release: |
August 14, 2015 (wide—2,600+ theaters) DVD: January 19, 2016 |
N.W.A. (“Niggaz Wit Attitudes”)—West Coast hip hop group from Compton, California: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, MC Ren, Arabian Prince
hip hop music
gangsta rap
deep hatred of the police system
drug dealers
music and culture revolution
rebelling against authority
igniting a cultural war
advocating violence
rioting
vulgar and procative lyrics
extreme sexual promiscuity
HIV / AIDS
antisemitism
sin and the fall of man / goodness and righteousness
RACISM—What are the consequences of racial prejudice and false beliefs about the origin of races? Answer
| Featuring |
O'Shea Jackson Jr. … Ice Cube Corey Hawkins … Dr. Dre Jason Mitchell … Eazy-E Neil Brown Jr. … Dj Yella Aldis Hodge … MC Ren Marlon Yates Jr. … The D.O.C R. Marcos Taylor … Suge Knight Carra Patterson … Tomica Alexandra Shipp … Kim Paul Giamatti … Jerry Heller Elena Goode … Nicole Threatt Keith Powers … Tyree Crayton Joshua Brockington … Young Warren G. Sheldon A. Smith … Warren G. Keith Stanfield … Snoop Dogg Cleavon McClendon … Jinx Aeriél Miranda … Lavetta Lisa Renee Pitts … Verna Angela Elayne Gibbs … Doris Jackson See all » |
| Director | F. Gary Gray — “The Italian Job” (2003) |
| Producer |
Circle of Confusion Cube Vision Legendary Pictures |
| Distributor |
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “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.
‘Straight Outta Compton’ stars O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, and is directed by F. Gary Gray (‘Friday,’ ‘Set It Off,’ ‘The Italian Job’). The drama is produced by original N.W.A members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers Tomica Woods-Wright, Matt Alvarez, Gray and Scott Bernstein. Will Packer serves as executive producer of the film alongside Adam Merims, David Engel, Bill Straus, Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni.”
- Language: Extreme— for example, over 390 uses of the f-word (2½ per minute)
- Sex/Nudity: Extreme
- Violence: Heavy
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My Ratings: Moral rating: Extremely Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 5