"Dope"

Shameik Moore cycles past the Academy Theatre in Inglewood in "Dope" (Open Road Films, 2015). In addition to the theatre, we see lots of other major landmarks of Inglewood including Randy's Donuts, the Thurgood Marshall Justice Center and The Forum.

 

The film, written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, also features Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Zoë Kravitz, Kimberly Elise and A$AP Rocky. The cinematography was by Rachel Morrison. 

 

Here. with the Academy in the background, Shameik's character tells us why he wants to go to Harvard. Working against him are all the neighborhood influences of drugs, crime, and people after a backpack he has that doesn't belong to him. On the plus side, he solves the money problems by starting an online business trading drugs for bitcoin.

The theatre pops up again in a low-res video display during the credits. The background cycles around among a half dozen Inglewood scenes. 

 

Another shot from the credits.

See the page about the Academy Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site. The 1939 vintage moderne landmark was a design by S. Charles Lee. It's at 3141 W. Manchester Blvd.

On IMDb: "Dope"