✗ SKIP — Not worth it
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005 · 1h 56m · Drama, Crime, Music
IMDb
5.5
Metacritic
45
RT
17%
Skip it—this 2005 Curtis Jackson vanity project is a clumsy, paint-by-numbers redemption story that mistakes a famous rapper's life for compelling cinema. The crime-to-music pivot has been done to death, and this version lacks the grit, nuance, or cultural insight to justify another watch.
Plot
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: 50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller, Terrence Howard
