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Notorious (2009) -- Jamal Woolard stars in the chronicle of rapper Notorious B.I.G.'s life.
Notorious (2009) -- Clip: Our minute is up
Notorious (2009) -- Interview: Jamal Woolard "On portraying Christopher Wallace"
Notorious (2009) -- This is the teaser trailer for Notorious, the Biggie Smalls biopic directed by George Tillman Jr.
Notorious (2009) -- This is some behind-the-scenes footage from Notorious, the Notorious B.I.G. biopic directed by George Tillman Jr.

Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   6,595 votes
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Director:
George Tillman Jr.
Writers (WGA):
Reggie Rock Bythewood (written by) and
Cheo Hodari Coker (written by)
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Release Date:
16 January 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Tagline:
No dream is too big more
Plot:
The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
I loved it more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled Notorious B.I.G. Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language, some strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity, and for drug content.
Runtime:
122 min | 128 min (unrated director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most of the film was adapted from the book, "Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G." by Cheo Hodari Coker. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In one scene Biggie is admiring two attractive women. One of the ladies was wearing a pair of 7 For All Mankind jeans. Those jeans didn't come out until after 2000. more
Quotes:
Voletta Wallace: What kind of grown-ass man calls himself "Puffy?" more
Movie Connections:
References Star Wars (1977) more

FAQ

What are the songs in the trailers?
When is Notorious coming to DVD?
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17 out of 30 people found the following comment useful:-
I loved it, 18 January 2009
Author: Jaysdatruth from United States

The Movie was way better then I thought. The actors/actress in it resembled each person in everyway possible. The little kim character was on point even the way she spit those lyrics in the bedroom. According to Naturi Naughton who played the role of little kim she never rapped before but you couldn't tell the way she flowed. When she performed in that lacey outfit towards the end you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between her and kim. The biggie character played by gravy was also on point as well. The voice, build and complexion was spot on. When the faith character sung "I remember" I couldn't believe how great she sang, and it didn't look like she was lip sycn-ing at all. I really enjoyed the movie and it brought me back to those great times in college when I was hooping for Suny Farmingdale.

I was disappointed about one thing and that was the drama aspect. Nothing surprised me about it, because everything in the movie we already knew. It wasn't one thing in the movie that left anything to the imagination. It was very predictable because I already knew he sold drugs, he went to jail, then got discovered by puffy, he blew up, then he died. So probably 15 minutes into the movie I pretty much knew what would happen next. I still loved it and the music in it.

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