Straight Outta Compton

Released Year: 2015

Certificate: R

Runtime: 147 minutes

Genre: Biography, Drama, History

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 72

Director: F. Gary Gray

Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.

No of Votes: 179264

Gross: 161197785

Overview: The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

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