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8 Mile

2003
7.2 / 10
Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may s...
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Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith (Eminem) is desperate to be a rapper. It's 1995 Detroit. With the support of his friend David 'Future' Porter (Mekhi Phifer), he aims to overcome his personal problems. His mother Stephanie (Kim Basinger) is a drunk. He leaves his girlfr...
I enjoyed this movie immensely. I thought it was a departure from the typical movies that star Hip-hop artists nowadays, which typically glorify the hip-hop lifestyle. Which is a very material lifestyle. This movie was pretty dark. I thought Eminem did a good...
8 mile is not a rags to riches story, nor does it show how a rapper achieved stardom, its about a man trying to find his voice and himself in a doomed place. Eminem stars in this autobiographical piece & gives a rather fantastic performance. The cinematography...
I think the most impressive thing about 8 Mile is that Eminem isn't a terrible actor. Or maybe he's just playing a character so close to himself that he doesn't have to act. The story is predictable, so there's not a lot of tension while watching it. Also, I f...
I confess to be the age of rap fans parents, and my musical taste is far from rap. However, this is a surprisingly good movie, that makes justice and throws light on the world of the rappers. There is social content, there is artistic logic and truth, it is a...
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