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
Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites
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
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
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 Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites
The film's absolute conviction keeps it from feeling formulaic.Read the full review
Headlines
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Brittany Murphy 911 tape released
01/08/10 The mother of late actress Brittany Muprhy mother can be heard sobbing and alternately directing another person to giving the unconscious actress CPR on a 911 tape released today. | New York Post - New York NY -
Speaking To Brittany Murphy After The Release Of '8 Mile'
12/23/09 Brittany Murphy may be best remembered as one of cinema's most memorable makeovers, going from frumpy to fabulous as Tai Fraiser in "Clueless," but her turn alongside Eminem in "8 Mile" was something entirely different: a chance to play the love interest of one of the biggest stars on the planet in a film that grossed a ton of money and became one of 2002's cultural touchstones. | MTV Movies Blog -
Brittany Murphy's Best Moments On MTV News
12/21/09 Over the weekend, 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy passed away — and it's at times like this that we here at MTV News have to take a moment to reflect back on what it was like to spend time over the years with someone like her. | MTV -
Actress Brittany Murphy Dies At Age 32
12/21/09 Actress Brittany Murphy , who was featured in the sleeper hit Clueless and co-starred with Eminem in 8 Mile, died Sunday at age 32 of apparently natural causes, the Los Angeles County Coroner/Medical Examiner confirmed Sunday. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
Brittany Murphy Dead At 32
12/20/09 Brittany Murphy , the 32 year-old actress best known for energetic roles in "Clueless," "8 Mile" and "Sin City," died at 10:04 a.m. PT on Sunday (December 20) in Los Angeles, a spokesperson for Cedars Sinai Hospital confirmed to MTV News. The spokesperson would not provide further details, but TMZ.com reported that the actress went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived. | MTV -
Brittany Murphy, RIP
12/20/09 There was something about her energy when positive. | The Hot Blog - Movie City News -
'The Lovely Bones' Star Stanley Tucci Praises Christina Aguilera's Acting Debut In 'Burlesque'
12/11/09 When Eminem decided that his status as a superstar musician gave him the credentials to become an actor, the result was "8 Mile," an Oscar-nominated instant classic; Mariah Carey's 2001 bomb "Glitter" might just be the worst movie ever made. | MTV Movies Blog -
Eminem working on horror movie
11/08/09 Eminem is hoping to further his movie career - he is set to produce and star in a 3D horror film. | JAM! Showbiz -
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
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