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Straight Outta Compton

Movie · 2015 · 147 min

A propulsive, music-driven rise-and-fall saga that immerses you in the energy and danger of a movement, building to an emotional gut-punch.

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2015 film directed by F. Gary Gray
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Year
2015
Runtime
147 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • race
  • music
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, musical, crime, hood
Directed by
F. Gary Gray
Written by
Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman
Starring
Eminem, Tupac Shakur, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Paul Giamatti, LaKeith Stanfield
Music
Joseph Trapanese
Cinematography
Matthew Libatique
Runtime
147 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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