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Straight Outta Compton
2015
· Movie
· 147 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #689
- IMDb #559
- Google retired #150
- Rotten Tomatoes #547
- Metacritic #1083
- Letterboxd #1043
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1102
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #456
- Metacritic Critics #1261
- Metacritic Audience #855
- Criticker #1153
- Douban #859
- Kinopoisk #396
- AlloCiné #260
- Trakt #623
Every rating
56–96
out of 100
The story of the rise and fall of the groundbreaking hip-hop group N.W.A. It follows five young men from the streets of Compton who used their music to express the anger and frustration of urban life, forever changing pop culture and sparking a revolution in hip-hop.
Details
- Director
- F. Gary Gray
- Writers
- Alan Wenkus, Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, S. Leigh Savidge
- Based on
- N.W.A.
- Released
- 11 August 2015
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $28.0M
- Box office
- $201.6M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 30 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 45 →15 wins from 45 nominations across 24 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2015 | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2015 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Ice Cube & Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Dr. Dre, Scott Bernstein | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Neil Brown Jr., Paul Giamatti, Corey Hawkins, Aldis Hodge, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Jason Mitchell | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2015 | Best Original Screenplay | Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus | Nominee |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 2015 | Best Time Capsule | Nominee | |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 2015 | Best Intergenerational Film | Nominee | |
| African-American Film Critics Association 2015 | Best Supporting Actor | Jason Mitchell | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Acting Ensemble | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Ice Cube & Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Dr. Dre, Scott Bernstein | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Neil Brown Jr., Paul Giamatti, Corey Hawkins, Aldis Hodge, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Jason Mitchell | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jason Mitchell | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cast (ensemble) | Victoria Thomas & Cindy Tolan (casting directors) | Winner |
| Outstanding Original Score | Joseph Trapanese | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance (male) | Jason Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Performance (male) | O'Shea Jackson Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Director | F. Gary Gray | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original or Adapted Song | "Talking to My Diary" - by Dr. Dre | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jason Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Corey Hawkins | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | O'Shea Jackson Jr. | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture | F. Gary Gray | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Corey Hawkins | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus | Nominee |
Hamptons International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Performer | Keith Stanfield | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performer | Jason Mitchell | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| True Story | Winner | |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | O'Shea Jackson Jr. | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ensemble Cast | Winner |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Big Budget – Drama | Cindy Tolan, Victoria Thomas, Meagan Lewis, Beth Sepko, Carolyn Pickman, Lucinda Syson, Pat Moran | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award | Corey Hawkins, O'Shea Jackson Jr. & Jason Mitchell | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations
| Best Intergenerational Film | Nominee | |
| Best Time Capsule | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Male Newcomer | Jason Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Use Of Music In A Film | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor: Drama | O'Shea Jackson Jr. | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Drama | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Dramatic Movie | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Soundtrack | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Acting Ensemble | Nominee |