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Biggie and Tupac
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7.7

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MPAA RATING: R for language

Starring The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Nick Broomfield, Frank Alexander, Snoop Dogg, Sonia Flores, and Marion 'Suge' Knight

This documentary investigates the still unsolved murders of rap superstars Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, the Notorious B.I.G.) and Tupac Shakur. (Roxie Releasing)

GENRE(S):	Documentary
DIRECTED BY:	Nick Broomfield
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: March 4, 2003 Video: April 29, 2003 Theatrical: September 27, 2002
RUNNING TIME:	107 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	UK

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Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis

One of the better documentaries I'd seen in years -- it plays like a suspense thriller because that's exactly what it is.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Compulsively watchable and endlessly inventive as it transforms Broomfield's limited materials into a compelling argument.

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

At best, a half-finished puzzle, but Broomfield leaves you with questions that few investigators have even dared to ask.

Chicago Reader Ted Shen

A wily and dogged inquisitor, Broomfield cajoles and confronts a variety of witnesses, charting a web of intrigue that also involved the LAPD, the FBI, and assorted gangbangers and rogue cops.

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Broomfield conducts riveting interviews with a former LAPD officer, Biggie's fiercely protective mother and assorted hangers-on, but the actual thrust of his evidence seems almost irrelevant.

San Francisco Chronicle Neva Chonin

Has been called an exploitation of a tragedy, but in fact it's an expose of tragic exploitation.

Chicago Tribune John Petrakis

Those not well versed in the rap music world may be a little lost at times, but you don't need to know your Ice-T's from your Cool-J's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of California.

The New York Times Dave Kehr

Whether or not you buy Mr. Broomfield's findings, the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight, pale Mr. Broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover.

Film Threat

Perhaps that's what makes thus such a compelling documentary; it will grip even viewers who aren't interested in rap, as it cuts to the heart of American society in an unnerving way.

LA Weekly Ernest Hardy

Deceptively rambling, shrewdly ragtag documentary.

Village Voice J. Hoberman

This is Oliver Stone country, but Broomfield's self-effacing affect is more Woody Allen,

Variety Dennis Harvey

Broomfield's shaggy p.o.v. always troubles -- blurring the lines between tabloid and serious reportage, morbid curiosity and hard facts, objectivity and amusing, quasi-amateur stuntsmanship.

Washington Post Richard Harrington

Tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence.

Salon.com Eric Boehlert

It's no exaggeration to say that roughly half of the interviews in Biggie and Tupac are worthless, offering no new information or insights about the rappers or their deaths.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Overall, the film is occasionally interesting but essentially unpersuasive, a footnote to a still evolving story.

Washington Post Alona Wartofsky

Broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all, and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

This time out, Broomfield comes up with maybe enough halfway decent material for a 10-minute segment on a second-rate tabloid TV show.

The average user rating for this movie is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Sinem U. gave it a 10:
It was reaalyyy good because i love tupac n i no more things bout him now.

Ignacio A. gave it a 10:
This movie is fun if u are intrested in tupac or biggie if u dont know who they are or u dont know their music then for u this movie is gonna suck. RIP 2Pac and BIG makaveli all the way.

Amber P. gave it a 2:
It was dreadfully done. For a documentary that could have been great it failed miserably. It was so totally random and all over the place and just awful. I don't recommend this, even to the most die hard Biggie or Tupac fans unless you have 11 bucks you feel like wasting.

Eduardo P. gave it a 10:
GREAT MOVIE.

Yim M. gave it a 10:
Good movie.

Katrina L. gave it a 10:
I really liked this movie because first of all Tupac is in it and it is also realistic. I think that Tupac is soooo fine!!!! -Katrina Lyn Macias

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Roxie Releasing