Dope

About Dope

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.

Dope is a 2015 comedy crime film directed by Rick Famuyiwa. Its themes are high school student, hip-hop, breaking the fourth wall, and geek.

Shameik Moore appears as Malcolm, Zoë Kravitz as Nakia, A$AP Rocky as Dom, and Kiersey Clemons as Diggy. It runs 103 minutes and was released in June 2015.

The screenplay is by Rick Famuyiwa. It was produced by IamOTHER Entertainment, Revolt Films, and Significant Productions. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Philo in the United States.

Superbad, Boogie Nights, and Inherent Vice make useful companions to Dope, all filed under coming of age, drugs, and california. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 1,634 votes and it carries a R rating.