Dope

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Dope

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2015

1h 43m

Comedy

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High-school senior Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) bond over '90s hip-hop culture, their studies and playing music in their own punk band. A chance encounter with a drug dealer named Dom lands Malcolm and company at the dealer's nightclub birthday party; when the scene turns violent, they flee -- with the Ecstasy that Dom secretly hid in Malcolm's backpack. A wild adventure ensues as the youths try to evade armed thugs who want the stash.

Critics Consensus

Featuring a starmaking performance from Shameik Moore and a refreshingly original point of view from writer-director Rick Famuyiwa, Dope is smart, insightful entertainment.

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Nijla Mu'min

Bitch Media

02/03/2021

In the end, the film is smart, fun, and wild.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/01/2017

C-

The film falls so hard off its course that I basically checked out after about 40 minutes.

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Aramide Tinubu

Shadow and Act

04/12/2017

What I love most about Dope is director Famuyiwa's confidence in his audience.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

04/07/2024

4/5

"Dope" rises above the weak comedic formula of going to the well too often for the repetitive gross-out gags and childish sexual humor that normally saddle coming-of-age comedies.

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Jeffrey Peterson

Indie Film Minute

09/01/2023

As the characters of Dope meander their hometown of Inglewood, they have to grow up, and yes, they do have role models, but no one really wants to hear the teens’ truth, the justification for their choices.

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

08/02/2023

The world certainly doesn’t need another coming-of-age movie, but Dope is evidence that stories can add an undeniable new dimension to old stories.

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Sharon A

@Ffalways2006 Feb 24

Bad movie all around. Full of cheap "laughs" if you did laugh at any point. Completely unrealistic situations. No meaningful character development. It was labeled a comedy but the jokes were just the same crap. Sex jokes, drug jokes, wannabe gangster jokes. An all around unbelievable pointless "comedy" that only juveniles that think jerking off and peeing in public are worth laughs. It is badly put together and very disappointing. It didn't teach a lesson it just was. So if you like stupid humour then feel free to watch it.

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Belle P.

@Belle.P Jan 7

Incredible cast and a great storyline

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ill 3

@RT25493494 Dec 8

It's not horrible but it's really cringy, the story is improbable and not even fun. Even the overall film isn't really funny or interesting and I couldn't get myself to like the main character. Maybe just not for me but I don't see why the rating is so high. It's still watchable so you might consider watching it

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. Oct 20

What am I missing here? This film is terrible. Story is awful, the acting even worse. I have seen very few movies with more cringe or flat scenes. Even setting the bar low does not elevate this thing. Did I mention how truly awful the acting was?

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grace r

@RT00303014 03/28/2025

Don’t waste your time watching it, it’s not horrible but it’s just cringy and the main character low key sucks and it might just be me, but he makes me so mad. It’s just very stereotypical, not worth it

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Kevin P

@RT55971421 01/24/2025

An equally fun and tense engaging movie that gets you hooked by the plucky 90’s obsessed protagonists get pulled into a rabbit hole of dangerous drug peddling and scrambling to get their chance out of their tough neighborhood while trying to fight for their identities. The movie is well acted and the music is bopping. The tone is well balanced with humor and tension. The main teens are witty and their solutions to the problem is clever, but is arguably whitewashed as a fun heroic escape with the drug deals and blackmail without focusing too much on the trauma or the moral cost or even showing much development of the two best friends. That being said, I still had a wild ride with this movie and would say that it’ 2015’s hidden gem.

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Synopsis

High-school senior Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) bond over '90s hip-hop culture, their studies and playing music in their own punk band. A chance encounter with a drug dealer named Dom lands Malcolm and company at the dealer's nightclub birthday party; when the scene turns violent, they flee -- with the Ecstasy that Dom secretly hid in Malcolm's backpack. A wild adventure ensues as the youths try to evade armed thugs who want the stash.

Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Producer: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
Screenwriter: Rick Famuyiwa
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Significant Prods., Revolt Films, I Am Other Entertainment
Rating: R (Drug Content|All Involving Teens|Language|Sexuality/Nudity|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 2015, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 2015
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.5M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)