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8 Mile
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.
2002 · Directed by Curtis Hanson · 111 min · Drama · Music · 19 frames
Tagline
Every moment is another chance.
Crew
- Written by: Scott Silver
- Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
- Edited by: Jay Rabinowitz, Craig Kitson
- Production design: Philip Messina
- Produced by: Brian Grazer, Jimmy Iovine, Curtis Hanson
Cast
- Eminem as Jimmy
- Kim Basinger as Stephanie
- Mekhi Phifer as Future
- Brittany Murphy as Alex
- Evan Jones as Cheddar Bob
- Omar Benson Miller as Sol George
- De'Angelo Wilson as DJ IZ
- Eugene Byrd as Wink
- Taryn Manning as Janeane
- Larry Hudson as Bouncer
Production
- Country: Germany, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Mikona Productions, Imagine Entertainment
- Budget: $41,000,000
- Box office: $242,875,078
- Themes: individual, adolescence, rap music, hip-hop, rhyme battle, trailer park, street gang, ethnic stereotype, rapper, ghetto
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