Straight Outta Compton

2015 · directed by F. Gary Gray

Rating

79/100

Hit

no

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.

Straight Outta Compton (2015), directed by F. Gary Gray, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

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

Crew

• Matthew Libatique — Director of Photography
• Billy Fox — Editor
• Michael Tronick — Editor
• Joseph Trapanese — Original Music Composer
• Andrea Berloff — Screenplay
• Jonathan Herman — Screenplay

More from F. Gary Gray

1. Set It Off (1996) — 69/100
2. The Italian Job (2003) — 69/100
3. The Negotiator (1998) — 68/100
4. Friday (1995) — 65/100
5. The Fate of the Furious (2017) — 65/100
6. Law Abiding Citizen (2009) — 56/100

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