Straight Outta Compton

2015 · 2h27 · Film

Directed by F. Gary Gray

Starring O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Paul Giamatti, R. Marcos Taylor, LaKeith Stanfield, Carra Patterson, Elena Goode

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Jonathan Herman, S. Leigh Savidge, Andrea Berloff, Alan Wenkus

Music

Joseph Trapanese

Cinematography

Matthew Libatique

Cast

Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Paul Giamatti, R. Marcos Taylor, LaKeith Stanfield, Carra Patterson, Elena Goode, Alexandra Shipp, Tate Ellington

Updated July 22, 2026

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