The read
Every source lands within 5 points of the others, across 8,000 audience votes. Scores higher than 85% of the 3,246 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
For 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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic77/100
7,972 audience votes
Key crew
- Curtis HansonDirector
- Scott SilverWriter
Cast
- EminemJimmy
- Kim BasingerStephanie
- Mekhi PhiferFuture
- Brittany MurphyAlex
- Evan JonesCheddar Bob
- Omar Benson MillerSol George
- De'Angelo WilsonDJ IZ
- Eugene ByrdWink
- Taryn ManningJaneane
- Larry HudsonBouncer
- ProofLil'Tic
- Mike BellShorty Mike
Stills
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Themes
individualadolescencerap musichip-hoprhyme battletrailer parkstreet gangethnic stereotyperapperghettosingledetroit, michigan
The Best Movies of 2002
8 Mile is #39 of 60
