Straight Outta Compton

"The world's most dangerous times created the world's most dangerous group."

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7.8/10

4,205 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$28.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$201.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$173.6M

ROI: +620%

Budget Recovery720% of budget

$0|Budget: $28.0M|Revenue: $201.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

68.2K

Daily Avg

1.1K

7-Day Trend

-4%

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N.W.A.

musical group

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Los Angeles

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Story Setting

Set In

Los Angeles

Time Period

1980s

Characters

Ice Cube

Shorty from Da Lench Mob

Arabian Prince

Jerry Heller

Warren G

MC Ren

Suge Knight

DJ Yella

The D.O.C.

Jimmy Iovine

Chuck D

Keith Shocklee

Sir Jinx

Bryan Turner

Eazy-E

Alonzo Williams

Dr. Dre

Snoop Dogg

Tupac Shakur

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Matthew Libatique

Music / Score

Joseph Trapanese

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Straight Outta Compton

Available in 82 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus	Tubi TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA15+	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	JioHotstar	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Canada18A

AustraliaMA15+

Germany12

FranceU

JapanR15+

Brazil16

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Production

Director

F. Gary Gray

Writers

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

Production Companies

Broken Chair FlickzUniversal PicturesLegendary PicturesCube VisionCrucial FilmsCircle of Confusion

Cast

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Ice Cube

Corey Hawkins

Dr. Dre

Jason Mitchell

Eazy-E

Neil Brown Jr.

DJ Yella

Aldis Hodge

MC Ren

Paul Giamatti

Jerry Heller

R. Marcos Taylor

Suge Knight

LaKeith Stanfield

Snoop Dogg

Carra Patterson

Tomica

Elena Goode

Nicole

Alexandra Shipp

Kim

Tate Ellington

Bryan Turner

Tags & Keywords

drug dealerpolice brutalityhusband wife relationshiprap musichip-hopsibling relationshipaidsparent child relationshipgangsterrapperghettonightclubassaultfreedom of speechprotest

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