Dope

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Dope

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Released Jun 19, 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.

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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

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

Feb 3, 2021

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

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

Rated: C-

Sep 1, 2017

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Aramide Tinubu

Shadow and Act

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

Apr 12, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

"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.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 7, 2024

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Jeffrey Peterson

Indie Film Minute

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.

Sep 1, 2023

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

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.

Aug 2, 2023

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grace r

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/25

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Kevin P

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Benjamin H

Dope sees Rich Famujiwa presenting an incredibly original film, both in terms of storytelling and perspective and builds on that with great performances (especially lead actor Shameik Moore), a banger soundtrack and the fact that it is not immoderate. I also really dug the film's cinematography and comedy. There are some themes that could have been handled better and there are a couple of scenes that either was put together a bit poorly or didn't feel connective to some other part of the story. In general, this is still a good movie that is worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Ben Y

This movie was Dope! Can't believe it took me this long to see it. Soundtrack was on point and and the Comedy was great. The whole dynamic between the white dude helping, and the friend trio, was cracking me up! Don't see how anyone could not like/love this movie. If u want to watch a film that leaves a smile on your face, watch Dope!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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Nick R

It's a bit uneven at times, but 'Dope' is still entertaining and has some great performances.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Luke W

Upbeat and entertaining. You just want to root for Malcolm and his friends. He loves the 90s too. I enjoyed this movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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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)

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