Film

Dope

2015 · 1h 43m · Crime · Drama · Comedy

It's hard out here for a geek.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

Metacritic

72

Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.

Shameik Moore

Malcolm

Zoë Kravitz

Nakia

A$AP Rocky

Dom

Kiersey Clemons

Diggy

Tony Revolori

Jib

Blake Anderson

Will Sherwood

Chanel Iman

Lily

Roger Guenveur Smith

Austin Jacoby

LaKeith Stanfield

Bug

Tyga

De'Andre

De'Aundre Bonds

Stacey

Bruce Beatty

Mr. Bailey

Quincy Brown

Jaleel

Forest Whitaker

The Narrator (voice)

Kimberly Elise

Lisa Hayes

Rick Fox

Councilman Blackmon

• Rick FamuyiwaExecutive Producer · Director · Writer
• Nina Yang BongioviProducer
• Forest WhitakerProducer
• Michael Y. ChowExecutive Producer
• David LonnerExecutive Producer
• Pharrell WilliamsExecutive Producer
• Rachel MorrisonDirector of Photography
• Germaine FrancoOriginal Music Composer
• Lee HaugenEditor
• Kim Taylor-ColemanCasting

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Release date

June 19, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$17,986,781

Genres

Crime, Drama, Comedy

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