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Straight Outta Compton

2015 film directed by F. Gary Gray
Movie film Q18154625
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Summary

Straight Outta Compton is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,801 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: F. Gary Gray[4]
  • Screenwriter: Jonathan Herman[5], Andrea Berloff[6]
  • Composer: Joseph Trapanese[7]
  • Genre: biographical film[8], hood film[9], crime film[10], drama film[11], musical film[12]
  • Named after: Straight Outta Compton[13]
  • Based on: N.W.A.[14]
  • Cast member: O'Shea Jackson Jr.[15], Corey Hawkins[16], Jason Mitchell[17], Neil Brown, Jr.[18], Aldis Hodge[19], Alexandra Shipp[20], Paul Giamatti[21], Elena Goode[22], LaKeith Stanfield[23], Aeriél Miranda[24], Corey Reynolds[25], Tate Ellington[26], Matt Corboy[27], Larry Sullivan[28]
  • Producer: Ice Cube[29]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[30]
  • Director of photography: Matthew Libatique[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Soundtrack release: Straight Outta Compton[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 7.4/10[35], 89%[36], 72/100[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39]
  • Publication date: 2015[40], August 27, 2015[41]
  • Characters: Ice Cube[42], Dr. Dre[43], Eazy-E[44]

Why It Matters

Straight Outta Compton has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Straight Outta Compton receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

50 Cent Aldis Hodge Alexandra Shipp Dr. Dre Eazy-E F. Gary Gray film Ice Cube LaKeith Stanfield Los Angeles MC Ren Netflix N.W.A. Paul Giamatti Suge Knight Tupac Shakur United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', '
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  2. 5w ago · 2pattywhack27 · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 23w ago · Moebeus · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → biographical film, hood film, crime film +2
    Named after → Straight Outta Compton
    Distribution format → video on demand
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+39681'}, {'amount': '+41455'}, {'amount': '+37980'} +1
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