Straight Outta Compton vs The Runaways

Straight Outta Compton has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for The Runaways). The Runaways is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 27m. The Runaways is the older of the two (2010 against 2015). Both are drama, history, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Straight Outta Compton posterStraight Outta Compton2015 VS The Runaways posterThe Runaways2010
Straight Outta ComptonThe Runaways
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.5/10
Year20152010
Length2h 27m1h 46m
GenresDrama, History, MusicDrama, History, Music
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorF. Gary GrayFloria Sigismondi
Main castNeil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, LaKeith Stanfield, Paul Giamatti, Orlando BrownMichael Shannon, Alia Shawkat, Stella Maeve, Dakota Fanning, Riley Keough

Synopsis

Straight Outta Compton

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…

The Runaways

Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengali-like influence of impresario Kim Fowley, the band becomes a huge success.

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