Review of Straight Outta Compton (2015) by James S — 20 Dec 2016

How did this movie not get nominated for best picture?

This review of Straight Outta Compton (2015) was written by James S on 20 Dec 2016.

Straight Outta Compton has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Brian S (2,291) on 03 Jun 2018

You can almost call this a look inside gangsta rap…

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By Mr B (81) on 14 Apr 2018

I was 15 when the album was released, and in the UK. Only 1 kid in the school had the album and no-one could get hold of it…

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By Wavy_Yeezy (31) on 04 May 2019

Biopics aren't easy to make but the directors on this movie did it perfectly. Maybe it's because I am a big NWA fan but this was just amazing…

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By Dustin D (712) on 28 Nov 2018

Straight Outta Compton is an interesting movie, even if you're not a fan of NWA or gangsta rap…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 08 Sep 2018

Strengths: Even if you aren't a fan of rap music, there's no denying that this is a straight up cool movie…

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By Jaby Koay (32) for GET Jaby (54) on 24 Sep 2018

One of the things I found so cool was how the music was in context with everything happening at the time...seeing it in context with the events…

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By Connorcox1997 (11) on 23 Mar 2019

Straight Outta Compton is a dope movie…

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By Martin A (401) on 02 Jul 2018

Gran biopic que nos cuenta la historia de uno de los grupos más interesantes y revolucionarios de las historia del hip hop…

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By Thatguy6060 (3) on 06 Jun 2020

Great Production ,amazing soundtrack. great music throughout…

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By Sippio (12) on 17 Feb 2018

STRAIGHT OUTTA OF DR.DRE'S MAKE BELIEVE WORLD MORE LIKE IT…

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