Biggie & Tupac

Biggie & Tupac

Directed by Nick Broomfield

2002107 min6.4 / 10

A dark, investigative documentary that traces the unsolved murders of two rap icons while exposing institutional corruption and the murky intersection of crime, music, and law enforcement.

In 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the apparent victims of hip hop's infamous east-west rivalry. Nick Broomfield's film introduces Russell Poole, an ex-cop with damning evidence that suggests the LAPD deliberately fumbled the case to conceal connections between the police, LA gangs and Death Row Records, the label run by feared rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight.

Questions people ask

  • Is Biggie & Tupac sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Biggie & Tupac end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Biggie & Tupac easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Biggie & Tupac scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Biggie & Tupac violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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