Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Writer:

Terence Winter

Stars:

50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
50 Cent	...	Marcus (as Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Majestic
Joy Bryant	...	Charlene
Omar Benson Miller	...	Keryl
Tory Kittles	...	Justice
Terrence Howard	...	Bama
Ashley Walters	...	Antwan
Marc John Jefferies	...	Young Marcus
Viola Davis	...	Grandma
Sullivan Walker	...	Grandpa
Serena Reeder	...	Katrina
Bill Duke	...	Levar
Mpho Koaho	...	Junebug
Russell Hornsby	...	Odell
Joseph Pierre	...	Uncle Deuce

Storyline

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | violence | blood | pubic hair | male pubic hair | 

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Taglines:

At the end of the day, what will you hang on to?

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama | Music

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Certificate:

18A

Did You Know?

Trivia

50 Cent's acting debut.

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Goofs

When Marcus gets his Mercedes Benz S500, he starts playing his Window Shopper song. He was listening to his demo tape, driving to a meeting with a producer that was going to listen to his demo.

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Quotes

Levar: Without getting too biblical and shit, violence only begets more violence.

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Connections

Featured in A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2006)

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Soundtracks

Eeany Meany Miney Mo
by 50 Cent, Derrick Brown, Rafael Hernández (as Rafael Hernandez Marin) & Gene Nash
Performed by 50 Cent
Produced by Vitamin D
Contains a sample of "Bump Me Baby"
by Rafael Hernandez Marin & Gene Nash
Performed by Bill Pursell and The Nashville Sweat Band Aides
Courtesy of Henstone Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Not the greatest movie of all time, but worth seeing

The criticism of this film reminds me of that received for Jarhead. People said Jarhead was not a war movie, and the Get Rich or Die Trying had to little to do with rap. My question is, why doesn't this make it a bad film? And to make one last comparison, this film way out did anything 8 Mile attempted (much more of a social critique).

The strength in this film is derived from it's black and white presentation of the "dope game" and how for fifty it was either sleep in a cellar, or buy a Mercedes. Sheridan did a good depiction of how selling drugs is an easy escape, a way to make you feel like a man. The best and most powerful scene in this film is when someone slips a razor blade in his solitary cell in order for him to kill himself. He remarks, "I thought about it". I also enjoyed the non-romanticized violence, and how the drug game was not altogether glorified.

The downfall of this film is it's over dramatized scenes, and it may be a little to long, however, a good critique of Black Urban society, and well worth your 8 dollars.

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 November 2005 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Réussir ou mourir

Filming Locations:

Showline Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,020,807, 13 November 2005

Gross USA:

$30,985,352

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$46,563,961

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cent Productions Inc., Paramount Pictures, MTV Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1