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8 Mile

Name: 8 Mile
Director: Curtis Hanson
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 2002-11-08
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Evan Jones

2002 · 1h 51m · Drama, Music

IMDb 7.2 Metacritic 77 RT 76%

Watch it tonight if you want raw, gritty drama with killer hip-hop energy—Eminem's debut performance is genuinely compelling, and Curtis Hanson crafts an authentic underdog story that resonates beyond the music scene. It's a solid character study about fighting for your voice in a world stacked against you, and it holds up.

Plot

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

Director: Curtis Hanson

Cast: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Evan Jones

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