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8 Mile Details

2002 Certificate 15
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Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr... Read more

Starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger
Director Curtis Hanson
Genres Drama

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8 Mile

Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man desperate to make a better life for himself. Jimmy Smith, Jr., better known as Rabbit, is destined for a life of squalor. Living in a cramped trailer with his deadbeat mom (Kim Basinger), Rabbit works in a factory to make ends meet. His only outlet is hip-hop. Possessing a talent for freestyle rapping, Rabbit still hasn't managed to unleash his true potential. But his best friend Future (Mekhi Phifer) is determined to make that happen. Future forces Rabbit to enter a freestyle battle that he blew the week before, giving him another chance at redemption. Hanson's stellar portrait of lower-class urban disillusionment, shot with uncompromisingly gritty realism by Rodrigo Prieto, proves that the issue is no longer about race, it's about money. Eminem delivers a bold performance as a troubled youngster trying to find his place in a harsh, cruel world.

Starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger, Evan Jones, Omar Miller, Eugene Byrd, Taryn Manning, Anthony Mackie, Mike Shan
Director Curtis Hanson
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL
Run time DVD: 1 hr 55 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 55 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Dubbed Hungarian
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Hungarian
Released Production year: 2002

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DVD: 26 May 2003
Blu-ray: 30 Mar 2009

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      Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man desperate to make a better ...
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    • 8 Mile
      Controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) makes his big screen debut with 8 MILE, a bracing drama directed by the increasingly audacious Curtis Hanson. Set in 1995 in the bleak, urban battle zone of Detroit, the film follows the struggles of a young man desperate to make a better ...

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