FILM

Straight Outta Compton

In 1980s California, a group of young men (O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell) form the hip-hop group N.W.A and revolutionize music and pop culture with brutally honest songs about life in the 'hood.

Cast:

Jason Mitchell
Corey Hawkins
O’Shea Jackson Jr.
Aldis Hodge
Neil Brown Jr.

Director:
F. Gary Gray

Producer:
Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Tomica Woods-Wright, Matt Alvarez

Written by:
Jonathan Herman, Alan Wenkus, S. Leigh Savidge, Andrea Berloff

Distributor:
Universal Pictures

Box Office:
$56.1 million (opening weekend)

Metacritic Score:
72%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
89%