8 Mile overview

8 Mile

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 burned-out shell of inner-city Detroit. Rabbit's entire life has been a hard climb, and it certainly hasn't gotten any easier lately; Rabbit has just been dumped by his girlfriend, forcing him to move back in with his emotionally unstable mother, Stephanie (Kim Basinger), and he's getting along especially poorly with Stephanie's new boyfriend.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Curtis Hanson
  • Studio: Curtis Hanson, Brian Grazer, Imagine Entertainment, Universal
  • Year: 2002
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Set in: Detroit, MI
  • MPAA Rating: R (for strong language, sexuality, some violence and drug use)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2002 11 08 (USA)

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