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
- 118 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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Eminem's Follow-Up To '8 Mile' Is 3-D Horror Anthology 'Shady Talez'
11/06/09 In 2002, hip hop star Eminem impressed a helluva lot of people with his work in the sort-of-biographical drama, "8 Mile." He's been relatively quiet on the Hollywood front since then, other than a few publicity stunts . | MTV Movies Blog -
Eminem's Music Publishers Want A Bite Out Of Apple
09/22/09 Eminem' s music publishers, Eight Mile Style LLC, are going after Apple Inc . , claiming they "never authorized the use of 93 songs in a downloadable format on Apple's popular iTunes service." | Perez Hilton -
LeBron James to star in 'Basketball' pic
09/16/09 LeBron James will make his feature starring debut, playing himself in "Fantasy Basketball Camp," a Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment comedy. | Variety -
Eminem Turns Method Actor In VMA-Nominated 'We Made You' Clip
09/10/09 Eminem's clip for "We Made You" might seem like a laugh, but for the rapper, the tabloid-target-blasting video was a chance to indulge in some deep method acting. | MTV -
Film: Interview:Judd Apatow
07/29/09 Flying in the face of all conventional wisdom comes writer-director Judd Apatow with his third film, Funny People . | The A.V. Club -
'Funny People' reunites old roomies
07/25/09 Its always a little awkward meeting a new roommate. | JAM! Showbiz -
Eminem Lands New Movie Role
07/05/09 The star, real name Marshall Mathers III, won critical acclaim for his role in autobiographical movie 8 Mile in 2002, but he put his budding acting career on hold to focus on his music. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)