Tupac: Resurrection 2003

Tupac: Resurrection

Critics Consensus

There's no question where the director's loyalty lies in this one-sided tribute; however, Tupac's charisma makes this doc an engaging sit.

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Using interviews, photographs and home movies, this documentary presents the life of rapper Tupac Shakur. His mother, Afeni, is a Black Panther who spends part of her pregnancy in jail. Growing up in a politicized atmosphere, Shakur attends a performing arts high school in Baltimore, where he begins rapping. Success comes early, as do a series of legal problems, with arrests and accusations of violence against women leading up to his meteoric rise to fame and still-unsolved 1996 murder.
  • Genre:
    documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Lauren Lazin
  • Producer:
    Lauren Lazin, Preston L. Holmes, Karolyn Ali
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $7.7M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    MTV Films, Amaru Entertainment Inc.
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby SR, DTS, Surround
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Lauren Lazin
Director
Lauren Lazin
Producer
Preston L. Holmes
Producer
Karolyn Ali
Producer
Afeni Shakur
Executive Producer
Van Toffler
Executive Producer
David Gale
Executive Producer
Jon Else
Co-Producer
Michael Cole
Co-Producer
Richard Calderon
Editing
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Audience Reviews for Tupac: Resurrection

  • Jan 03, 2013
    This was a pretty amazing documentary. I was legitimately mesmerized by some of Tupac's interviews, which are very effectively used as narration for the entire film. He was a true poet, and I'm not sure that I've ever seen anybody express themselves so eloquently and with such persuasion as he did when he was talking about something he was passionate about. Great stuff.
    Jared H Super Reviewer
  • May 27, 2010
    Undeniably more faithful to how a biopic movie than others. 2Pac was one of the greatest Rappers out there, & I'm thankful I got a chance to meet this guy at the age of 6 (one year after I met Chris Wallace). I was a Compton boy. May his soul rest in peace.
    Frisby 2 Super Reviewer
  • Feb 07, 2009
    A 2003 documentary about the life and times of rapper Tupac Shakur. What?s unique about the film is that while Tupac was alive he had given so many interviews that they were able to edit them all into a consistent narrative, as such the movie is entirely narrated by the film?s subject even though he had been killed years before the film went into production. This easily could have been corny, but the filmmakers approached it with the seriousness of a historian. Also, the production values on this are great, for a movie that consists almost entirely of archival footage this must have had a relatively huge budget. The approach has it?s weaknesses, namely that Tupac is not exactly the most objective observer of his life and he doesn?t have the benefit of hindsight. I suspect that if he?d lived to look back on everything that?s here his narration would be pretty different. Still, this is a great and unique doc about a talented and fascinating person.
    MJS M Super Reviewer
  • Jan 07, 2008
    I watched this documentary,not knowing much about this man beyond his gangster rapper reputation.I am not a fan of gangster rap,but this young man was an amazingly intelligent,insightful tour de force. He did indeed have talent for his genre but more importantly,he had great insight into society and politics.I learned a great deal from this film,and understand how his death resonated around the world. A modern day poet and social satirist-with lasting influence on his fans.
    Audrey L Super Reviewer
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