Tupac: Resurrection

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Tupac: Resurrection

R

Released Nov 14, 2003

1h 40m

Documentary

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Using interviews, photographs and home movies, this documentary presents the life of rapper Tupac Shakur. His mother, Afeni, is a Black Panther who spends part of her pregnancy in jail. Growing up in a politicized atmosphere, Shakur attends a performing arts high school in Baltimore, where he begins rapping. Success comes early, as do a series of legal problems, with arrests and accusations of violence against women leading up to his meteoric rise to fame and still-unsolved 1996 murder.

Critics Consensus

There's no question where the director's loyalty lies in this one-sided tribute; however, Tupac's charisma makes this doc an engaging sit.

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

It'd be easy to write off Paramount's Tupac: Resurrection as a cheap publicity stunt.

Rated: 3/4

May 24, 2014

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Gripping documentary, see it with your teens.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

A dishearteningly incomplete portrait.

Rated: C

May 4, 2005

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

An eerie eulogy from the deceased. Still, the film never feels like a gimmick. Instead, there is a heartfelt honesty that accentuates how tragic Shakur's murder was.

Nov 15, 2019

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Dan Jardine

Cinemania

Tupac's evolution as an artist showed us a young man who was an activist, involved in the community, who showed signs of becoming a more self-aware and self-critical artist, as his music moved from the political to the personal.

Rated: 77/100

Sep 12, 2012

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

The winning conceit of producer/director Lauren Lazin's flamboyant documentary about the life of Tupac Shakur is that the late rapper's voice is the primary source the audience hears.

Rated: B

May 15, 2009

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Chinu D

Its a greatest movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Geke g

Tupac has a different mindset. So was this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/03/24

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Munkhchimeg T

Hearttouched and cried a lot. Very emotional movie if you love Tupac

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/03/24

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Gnr E

One of the legends RIP Tupac

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/08/24

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Bulgantamir B

My favotie rapper is tupac. this movie good

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Bahad j

In my opinion, I felt that the movie was very good, behind all this, the filmmaker was able to come up with the right festive details to congratulate the members of the behind-the-scenes team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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Lauren Lazin

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Lauren Lazin

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Preston L. Holmes

Producer

Karolyn Ali

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Afeni Shakur

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Van Toffler

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

Using interviews, photographs and home movies, this documentary presents the life of rapper Tupac Shakur. His mother, Afeni, is a Black Panther who spends part of her pregnancy in jail. Growing up in a politicized atmosphere, Shakur attends a performing arts high school in Baltimore, where he begins rapping. Success comes early, as do a series of legal problems, with arrests and accusations of violence against women leading up to his meteoric rise to fame and still-unsolved 1996 murder.

Director: Lauren Lazin
Producer: Lauren Lazin, Preston L. Holmes, Karolyn Ali
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: MTV Films, Amaru Entertainment Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.7M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)