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8 Mile

  • 2002
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
302K
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8 Mile (2002)
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Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.

  • Director
    • Curtis Hanson
  • Writer
    • Scott Silver
  • Stars
    • Eminem
    • Brittany Murphy
    • Kim Basinger
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    302K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,099
    44
    • Director
      • Curtis Hanson
    • Writer
      • Scott Silver
    • Stars
      • Eminem
      • Brittany Murphy
      • Kim Basinger
    • 673User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 16 wins & 21 nominations total

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    8 Mile
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    8 Mile Scene: Parking Lot Rap
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    8 Mile Scene: Lunch Truck Rap
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    8 Mile Scene: Can I Come?
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    8 Mile Scene: What Are You Doing With Your Life?
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    8 Mile Scene: Lose Yourself
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    8 Mile Scene: Bus Ride
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    8 Mile Scene: I Don't Really Live Here
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    8 Mile Scene: Jimmy And Future Rap
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    8 Mile Scene: A Dope Rapper
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    Eminem in 8 Mile (2002)
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    Mekhi Phifer and Eminem in 8 Mile (2002)
    Eminem and Brittany Murphy in 8 Mile (2002)
    Eminem in 8 Mile (2002)
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    Kim Basinger and Eminem in 8 Mile (2002)
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    Eminem
    Eminem
    • Jimmy
    Brittany Murphy
    Brittany Murphy
    • Alex
    Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    • Stephanie
    Mekhi Phifer
    Mekhi Phifer
    • Future
    Evan Jones
    Evan Jones
    • Cheddar Bob
    Omar Benson Miller
    Omar Benson Miller
    • Sol George
    De'Angelo Wilson
    De'Angelo Wilson
    • DJ Iz
    Eugene Byrd
    Eugene Byrd
    • Wink
    Taryn Manning
    Taryn Manning
    • Janeane
    Larry Hudson
    • Bouncer
    Proof
    Proof
    • Lil' Tic
    Mike Bell
    • Shorty Mike
    DJ Head
    • Battle DJ
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Greg Buehl
    Chloe Greenfield
    Chloe Greenfield
    • Lily
    Mary Hannigan
    • Mrs. Helgeland
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Papa Doc
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    • Director
      • Curtis Hanson
    • Writer
      • Scott Silver
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The sheet of paper that Jimmy writes on on the bus is the real sheet that Eminem wrote "Lose Yourself" on. The sheet of paper sold for $10,000 on an eBay auction.
    • Goofs
      When Jimmy Smith Jr. is talking outside the factory, the crew (holding the boom mic) is reflected in the window behind him.
    • Quotes

      B. Rabbit: [rapping] ... Don't ever try to judge me dude / You don't know what the fuck I've been through / But I know something about you / You went to Cranbrook - that's a private school / What's the matter, dog? / You're embarrassed? / This guy's a gangster? / His real name is Clarence / Now Clarence lives at home wit both parents / And Clarence parents have a real good marriage...

    • Crazy credits
      The final credit reads, "Filmed on location in the 313"
    • Alternate versions
      The film, played on Australian television on 7mate, a HD channel, was classified MA15+ and said it contained "Frequent very coarse language, A sex scene and adult themes" according to the 7mate network.
    • Connections
      Edited into And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Shook Ones Pt. II
      Written by Prodigy (as Albert Johnson) and Havoc (as Kejuan Muchita)

      Performed by Mobb Deep

      Courtesy of The RCA Records Label, A Unit of BMG Music

      Under license from BMG Special Products

    User reviews673

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    Featured review
    8/10
    So, rappers CAN be actors...?
    I was afraid of this movie. For a long time I feared that one day, Eminem WOULD make a movie - and that movie would suck!!!!

    Along it came, and you know what? It didn't suck. Man, was I relieved.

    I have never been able to put a finger on Mr. Mathers' rapping skills, I think his technique is amazing. His rhymes are sharp and intelligent and he always performs them with pure justification. But could he take this to the big screen? He succeeded. In his debut movie he managed to play it real and natural. He had good on screen chemistry with pretty much all the characters, but especially with Brittany Murphy (Uh, gotta love that sex scene... That was hot.)

    The final battles in the movie, are the absolute climax. If you ever had any doubts about Eminmems talents - one way or the other - you definitely know his worth now!

    • Some might say that it must be easy to play yourself, and it's not a secret that this movie is somewhat autobiographic. But it sure takes guts to put yourself out there like that, well done.


    So 8/10
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    • MissMill
    • Nov 28, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Universal Pictures (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fight Music
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Interscope Films
      • Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $41,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $116,750,901
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $51,240,555
      • Nov 10, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $242,875,078
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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