8 Mile

"Every moment is another chance"

Nov 8 2002 R 1h 50m
Drama, Music

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.

Plot

The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop. With his pal Future and the three one third in place, all he has to do is not choke.

Written by

Scott Silver

Directed by

Curtis Hanson

Cast

Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 17 wins & 21 nominations total

Trailers
8 Mile Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
335,324
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA