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Get Ready to Binge: Discovering the Best Movies and TV Shows Related to Rap

From documentaries that delve into the history of hip-hop to scripted shows that bring the culture to life, there's a wealth of entertainment options out there for fans of rap music. Whether you're a die-hard enthusiast or just looking to learn more about the genre, we've got you covered with our list of the best movies and TV shows related to rap.

The Defiant Ones
Cast
Dr. Dre Dr. Dre
Jimmy Iovine Jimmy Iovine
7.8 100 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A four-part documentary series that tells the stories of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre -- one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - -- and their improbable partnership and surprising leading roles in a series of transformative events in contemporary culture.
Style:  shocking, provocative, suspenseful
Plot:  rap music, questioning, angry, aggressive, zealous, somber, reflective, complex, ...
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Straight Outta Compton
Cast
O'Shea Jackson Jr. O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Corey Hawkins Corey Hawkins
Jason Mitchell Jason Mitchell
Neil Brown Jr. Neil Brown Jr.
7.8 4.2K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 147 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Plot:  drug dealer, police brutality, husband wife relationship, rap music, hip-hop, sibling relationship, aids, parent child relationship, ...
Time:  1980s
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Beastie Boys Story
Cast
Michael Diamond Michael Diamond
Adam Horovitz Adam Horovitz
Adam Yauch Adam Yauch
Ben Stiller Ben Stiller
7.5 190 votes
Genre: Documentary, Music
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Duration: 120 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.
Plot:  rap music, hip-hop, biography, rock music, live performance, archive footage, bloopers, real story, ...
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DAVE
7.3 191 votes
Genre: Comedy
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 30
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A suburban neurotic man in his late 20s has convinced himself that he’s destined to be one of the best rappers of all time. Now he must convince his closest friends, because with their help, he might actually convince the world.
Plot:  rap music, rapper, simulated sex, penis mutilation, penis surgery
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Blinded by the Lights
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Kamil Nou017cyu0144ski Kamil Nou017cyu0144ski
Jan Frycz Jan Frycz
Robert Wiu0119ckiewicz Robert Wiu0119ckiewicz
Marzena Pokrzywinska Marzena Pokrzywinska
7.3 51 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Story:  An eight-episode story charting seven days from the life of a cocaine dealer whose perfectly organized life begins to sink into chaos while he is forced to make the most important choices in his life.
Plot:  based on novel or book, rap music, cocaine, drug dealer, friendship, politics, mafia, drugs, ...
Place:  poland
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Kneecap
Cast
Mu00f3glau00ed Bap Mu00f3glau00ed Bap
Mo Chara Mo Chara
DJ Pru00f3vau00ed DJ Pru00f3vau00ed
Josie Walker Josie Walker
7.3 289 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
Duration: 105 min.
Audience: R
Story:  When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed "low life scum" Naoise and Liam Óg, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.
Plot:  hip-hop, based on true story, northern ireland, drug use, drugs, belfast, north ireland, irish music, ...
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Sean Combs: The Reckoning
7.2 73 votes
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A revealing look at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' journey from music mogul to high-profile sexual offender, featuring footage and insider accounts that expose both his groundbreaking success with Bad Boy Entertainment and the troubling shadows behind his empire.
Plot:  rape, hip-hop, investigation, miniseries, sex trafficking, true crime, sexual assault, meditative, ...
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Friday
Cast
Ice Cube Ice Cube
Chris Tucker Chris Tucker
Nia Long Nia Long
Tommy Lister Jr. Tommy Lister Jr.
7.1 2.1K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 91 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.
Plot:  drug dealer, rap music, parent child relationship, rapper, male friendship, urban life, slacker, pot smoking, ...
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Notorious
7.0 805 votes
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: United States of America
Duration: 122 min.
Audience: R
Story:  "Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."
Plot:  rap music, ghetto, murder, death, boom box, rapping, crack addict, gold tooth, ...
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Dealer
Cast
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Mohamed Boudouh
Su00e9bastien Houbani Su00e9bastien Houbani
6.6 67 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Tensions erupt when two filmmakers infiltrate an area ruled by gangs to shoot a music video for a rapper in this gritty found-footage series.
Plot:  rap music, drug trafficking, gang war, music video, miniseries, found footage, gang violence
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Nothing to Lose
6.6 712 votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: United States of America
Duration: 97 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.
Plot:  infidelity, rap music, loss, road trip, f word, crook, artifact, sociopath, ...
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All the Way Up
Cast
Sau00efdou Camara Sau00efdou Camara
Brahim Bouhlel Brahim Bouhlel
Franck Gastambide Franck Gastambide
Adel Bencherif Adel Bencherif
6.4 48 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 27
Story:  A talented young rapper, supported by his two childhood friends, finds himself overnight "validated" by one of the stars in the business. Only, this alliance quickly turns into a dangerous rivalry ...
Plot:  rap music
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The Visit
Cast
Olivia DeJonge Olivia DeJonge
Ed Oxenbould Ed Oxenbould
Deanna Dunagan Deanna Dunagan
Peter McRobbie Peter McRobbie
6.3 5.2K votes
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 94 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.
Style:  absurd
Plot:  farm, rap music, sibling relationship, pennsylvania, usa, grandparents, murder, single mother, ...
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The District
Cast
L.L. Junior L.L. Junior
Lu00e1szlu00f3 Szacsvay Lu00e1szlu00f3 Szacsvay
Gyu0151zu0151 Szabu00f3 Gyu0151zu0151 Szabu00f3
Csaba Pindroch Csaba Pindroch
5.1 23 votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
Country: Hungary
Duration: 87 min.
Story:  In an effort to end family feuding, a young gypsy travels back in time to kill mammoths to ensure Hungary becomes rich by killing mammoths in order to create a massive oil reservoir. Things don't go entirely according to plan...
Plot:  rap music, usa president, muslim, hacker, escape, virtual reality, gypsy, meditation, ...
Time:  stone age
Place:  hungary
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