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:

Inside Every Man Is The Power To Choose.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content, sexuality and nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

50 Cent hired an acting coach but Jim Sheridan had the woman removed from the set. Sheridan told 50 "If this fails, it won't be because you can't act. It's because I didn't direct you right."

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Goofs

When Marcus leaves the hospital to "take care of something" his facial hair is thick. Later that night when he returns home, his facial hair is gone.

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Quotes

Marcus: Crack meant money, money meant power and power meant war. We shot the Columbians, the Columbians shot us.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Michael Jackson's This Is It/The House of the Devil/Gentlemen Broncos (2009)

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Soundtracks

I'll Whip Ya Head Boy
by 50 Cent, David Brown & Rondell Turner
Performed by 50 Cent featuring Young Buck
Produced by Ron Browz
Young Buck appears courtesy of G Unit Records / Interscope Records

User Reviews

It isn't *that* bad.

I don't see why everyone has such a problem with this movie - I thought it was okay, it wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, and it didn't have the best acting ever, but it certainly wasn't the worst movie ever.

The ending wasn't too good, but the movie wasn't too shabby, the storyline was good and it proved to keep me entertained for the full two hours. I learnt a lot about 50 cent during the movie, even though I'm not a fan of rap and/or 50 cent himself, I still enjoyed it.

The movie gives you inspiration, if 50 cent can go through a lot and come out of it a billion dollar rapper at the end, it makes you think that you could probably do something on the same level.

You don't have to like rap and/or 50 cent to enjoy this movie and read into it. If you enjoyed the trailer, don't let the bad reviews put you off, that's what I did, yet I liked the movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hustler's Ambition

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