Films like Straight Outta Compton

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   Get Rich or Die Tryin'

   Film · 2005 · also drama and music

   A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

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   Hustle & Flow

   Film · 2005 · also drama and music

   With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

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   What's Love Got to Do with It

   Film · 1993 · also drama and history

   Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

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   Notorious

   Film · 2009 · also drama and history

   "Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack t...

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   Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

   Film · 2022 · also drama and music

   The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obs...

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   Better Man

   Film · 2024 · also drama and music

   Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-brea...

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   8 Mile

   Film · 2002 · also drama and music

   For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle t...

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   Detroit

   Film · 2017 · also drama and history

   A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.

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   Get On Up

   Film · 2014 · also drama and history

   A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

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    The Krays

    Film · 1990 · also drama and history

    Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over...

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