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.

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1985
7.7/10

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
6.8/10

Hustle & Flow
2005
7.1/10

Boyz n the Hood
1991
7.6/10

Out of the Furnace
2013
6.6/10

Bound by Honor
1993
8.1/10

Colors
1988
6.5/10

Notorious
2009
6.9/10

Dark Blue
2002
6.3/10

Monsters and Men
2018
5.8/10

Boulevard Nights
1979
7.1/10

Paid in Full
2002
6.8/10

Rebel Without a Cause
1955
7.5/10

Better Man
2024
7.6/10

Shot Caller
2017
7.0/10

8 Mile
2002
7.1/10

Scarface
1932
7.4/10

My Own Private Idaho
1991
7.1/10

Detroit
2017
7.3/10

Dead Man's Shoes
2004
7.1/10
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
1970
4.143/10