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8 Mile

Name: 8 Mile
Director: Curtis Hanson
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 2002
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Cast: Marshall Mathers, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Evan Jones

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Drama
Music

2002
Curtis Hanson
105 mins
15

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Drama starring rap artist Eminem and Kim Basinger. Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith is stuck in a dead-end factory job in a tough area of Detroit where he lives with his highly strung mother and little sister. Jimmy longs to break out of this bleak existence by making it as a rapper, but his road to stardom is going to be a rocky one.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adam Smith

Director Curtis Hanson puts a new spin on the familiar "triumph against the odds" theme with this slick showcase for the talents of superstar rapper Eminem. The story follows aspiring rap artist "Rabbit" (Eminem), who hopes to escape his bleak life in Detroit's 8 Mile district - the dividing line between the city's white suburbs and the predominantly Black inner city. But, after losing his job and his (pregnant) girlfriend, he's forced to work in a soul-destroying factory and to live with his alcoholic mother (Kim Basinger) and her lover. While it doesn't break any new ground, Hanson's film is a compellingly gritty account of growing up in poverty on the city streets. But the real revelation here is Eminem, who delivers an irresistibly likeable and honest performance, albeit pretty much as himself.

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