Straight Outta Compton

- 2015
- US
- 2h 26min
- 15
- Directed by: F Gary Gray
- Cast: Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, O'Shea Jackson Jr
- UK release: 28 August 2015
Biopic of rap group NWA, focusing on the recording of their debut album, their subsequent fallings-out and eventual disintegration. Mitchell is excellent as Eazy-E and despite some second-half problem, it's punchy, provocative and packed with attitude, worthy of comparison with the similarly themed Boyz n the Hood and 8 Mile.
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Straight Outta Compton


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