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8 Mile
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*8 Mile* is a 2002 musical drama film directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Scott Silver. The production, originating from the United States and Germany, features a cast including Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, and Mekhi Phifer. It was produced by Brian Grazer, Jimmy Iovine, and Curtis Hanson, with Rodrigo Prieto serving as director of photography. Universal Pictures distributed the film, which has a runtime of 106 to 111 minutes depending on the source.
Set in Detroit during the 1990s, the movie’s main subject is a dysfunctional family. The soundtrack, titled *8 Mile – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture*, was composed by Eminem. Mark Bridges designed the costumes. The film was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film.
Financially, the film had a budget of $41,000,000 and generated box office revenue of $242,900,000. It received a rating of 7.2 on IMDb based on 352,272 votes, while TMDb lists a vote average of 7.143 from 7,808 users. The film’s tagline is "Every moment is another chance."
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Film · TMDB
7.1For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.
Cast
- Eminem as Jimmy
- Kim Basinger as Stephanie
- Mekhi Phifer as Future
- Brittany Murphy as Alex
- Evan Jones as Cheddar Bob
- Omar Benson Miller as Sol George
Themes
- individual
- adolescence
- rap music
- hip-hop
- rhyme battle
- trailer park
- street gang
- ethnic stereotype
- rapper
- ghetto
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Screenwriter
- Scott Silver
- Composer
- Eminem
- Producer
- Curtis Hanson
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Rodrigo Prieto
- Narrative location
- Detroit
- Filming location
- Detroit
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 642021
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.universalpicturesathome.com/movies/8-mile
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- title
- 8 Mile
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- set in period
- 1990s
- box office
- 242900000
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- costume designer
- Mark Bridges
- review score
- 77/100
- capital cost
- 41000000
- Commons category
- 8 Mile (Film)
- publication date
- 2003-01-02
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Encyclopedic overview
8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop biographical drama film produced and directed by Curtis Hanson from a script written by Scott Silver. It stars Eminem in his feature film debut, alongside Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, and Mekhi Phifer. Containing autobiographical elements from Eminem's life, the film follows Detroit rapper Jimmy Smith Jr., also known as B-Rabbit, as he attempts to launch a career in hip-hop, a music genre dominated by African Americans. The title is derived from 8 Mile Road, the road between the predominantly black city of Detroit and the largely white suburban communities to the north that Eminem originally lived in.
8 Mile was released by Universal Pictures on November 8, 2002, in the United States. The film received positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing $242.9 million worldwide. The film's accompanying soundtrack (released by Universal's then subsidiary Universal Music, through Interscope and Shady/Aftermath) was also a commercial success, being certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The film garnered numerous award nominations and wins, including an Academy Award for Best Original Song win for "Lose Yourself" for Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto at the 75th Academy Awards. 8 Mile was named one of the best films of 2002 by several publications.
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