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Straight from the Barrio (2008) | Top 7% · CriticCrunch

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Straight from the Barrio

Movie2008·107 min

Straight from the Barrio

Directed by José Iván Santiago

Drama Action Crime

A drama action film directed by José Iván Santiago.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 7%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.1/10

155 ratings

About Straight from the Barrio

A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: forbidden love, redemption, ambition hubris, music performance, urban, american regional, romantic partners, group found family, anti hero, underdog, rise and fall, fish out of water, drug trade, organized crime

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Details

Director: José Iván Santiago
Language: Spanish

Cast

Daddy Yankee, Katiria Soto, César Farrait

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How Straight from the Barrio Ranks

All movies

Top 7%

★2000s movies

Top 5%

Drama movies

Top 6%

2000s Drama movies

Top 6%

Among the best of the 2000s movies — Top 5%.

the vibe

Straight from the Barrio Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalheartfeltgritty

tense

What it's about

rise & fallfish out of waterforbidden loveredemptionambition hubrisanti-herounderdogromantic partnersgroup found familymusic performancedrug tradeorganized crimeurbanamerican regional

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty