8 Mile
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- Synopsis
- Controversial rap star Eminem makes his acting debut in this hard-edged urban drama, inspired in part by incidents from the musician's own life. Jimmy Smith (Eminem), known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out of the ......
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- Starring
- Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Evan Jones
- Director(s)
- Curtis Hanson
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min.
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Critic Reviews
Transcends its star's controversial career and, in the bargain, stands head, shoulders and heart above every other Hollywood movie that we've seen so far this year.Read the full review
Movie stars radiate a power -- physical, erotic, spiritual -- that draws an audience into their orbit. Yet watching Curtis Hanson's gritty and electrifying 8 Mile, the first thing you notice about Eminem, the most scaldingly powerful artist in pop music today, is how vulnerable he looks.Read the full review
The film's absolute conviction keeps it from feeling formulaic.Read the full review
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