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.
Released: 2015
Runtime: 147
Genre: Drama, Music, History
Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Marlon Yates Jr., R. Marcos Taylor, Carra Patterson, Alexandra Shipp, Paul Giamatti, Elena Goode, Keith Powers, Joshua Brockington, Sheldon A. Smith, Lakeith Stanfield, Cleavon McClendon, Aeriél Miranda, Lisa Renee Pitts, Angela Elayne Gibbs, Bruce Beatty, Corey Reynolds, Tate Ellington, Rogelio Douglas Jr., Andrew Borba, Matt Corboy, Larry Sullivan, Deborah Lacey, F. Gary Gray, Allen Maldonado, Demetrius Grosse, Og Blood, Ashton Sanders, Joshua Geter, Kofi Siriboe, Orlando Brown, Matthew Boylan, Chic Daniel, Tim Connolly, Cris D'Annunzio, Dan Wells, Justin Goslee, Alex Wexo, Marcus Callender, Vaughn Wilkinson, Dean Cameron, Mark Thomas Holguin, Sky Soleil, Inny Clemons, Jody Burke, Asia'h Epperson, Scott Endicott, Greg Collins, Mark Sherman, Rob Brownstein, Marcc Rose, Nigel Lawes, Lauren Pacheco, Caileigh Scott, A. Russell Andrews, Philicia Saunders, Maria Sten, Toni Duclottni, Val Emanuel, Anissa Eve, Precious Jenkins, Simon Rhee, Michael L. Howard, Thomas Q. Jones, Rebecca Olejniczak, ''Knife'' Sotelo
Straight Outta Compton 2015
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.