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8 Mile

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Original title

8 Mile

Year

2002

Running time

112 min.

Country

United States

Director

Curtis Hanson

Screenwriter

Scott Silver

Cast

Music

Eminem. Songs: Eminem

Cinematography

Rodrigo Prieto

Producer

Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG. Distributor: Universal Pictures

Genre

Drama | Music. Hip Hop. 1990s

Synopsis

Set against Detroit's hip-hop scene in 1995, Jimmy Smith Jr., a young white rapper, struggles to find his voice. The people of Detroit know 8 Mile Road as the city's perimeter. It is also a psychological dividing line between urban and suburban, between black and white, between where Jimmy is and where he wants to be. Here, survival is key, and for many, the emotional life preserver is hip hop. In the absence of nurturing parents, Jimmy and his friends--cool and charasmatic Future, optimistic dreamer Sol, aspiring activist DJ Iz and slow but steady Cheddar Bob--have created their own family. Jimmy and his "crew" (Three One Third), live on hopes of getting their "big break" while struggling to eke out a living at their dead end day jobs. At night, they feed their dreams in the hip hop clubs where the city's best rappers battle each other with abusive rhymes that are wielded like weapons. Here, words are meant to wound and victory belongs to the quick-witted.

Awards: 2002: Oscar: Best Original Song

2002: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Original Song

2002: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Song

2002: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nom. for Most Promising Performer (Eminem)

2002: Satellite Awards. 1 nomination

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33 My Top 10 Movies from 2002 (90)

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8 Mile

2002

Curtis Hanson

5.8

(34,156)