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Dope

Dope

Crime · Drama · Comedy · 2015

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.

Movie details

Dope

“It's hard out here for a geek.”

2015 Crime · Drama · Comedy 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.2 / 10

91.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

88 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

72 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Dope?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Rick Famuyiwa

Written by

Rick Famuyiwa

Shameik Moore

Shameik Moore

Malcolm

Zoë Kravitz

Zoë Kravitz

Nakia

A$AP Rocky

A$AP Rocky

Dom

Kiersey Clemons

Kiersey Clemons

Diggy

Tony Revolori

Tony Revolori

Jib

Blake Anderson

Blake Anderson

Will Sherwood

Chanel Iman

Chanel Iman

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Court is in session

Put Dope on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.