Film

8 Mile

2002 · 1h 51m · Drama · Music

Every moment is another chance.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

76%

Metacritic

77

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

Eminem

Jimmy

Kim Basinger

Stephanie

Mekhi Phifer

Future

Brittany Murphy

Alex

Evan Jones

Cheddar Bob

Omar Benson Miller

Sol George

De'Angelo Wilson

DJ IZ

Eugene Byrd

Wink

Taryn Manning

Janeane

Larry Hudson

Bouncer

Proof

Lil'Tic

Mike Bell

Shorty Mike

DJ Head

Battle DJ

Michael Shannon

Greg Buehl

Chloe Greenfield

Lily

Mary Hannigan

Mrs. Helgeland

• Curtis HansonProducer · Director
• Scott SilverWriter
• Brian GrazerProducer
• Jimmy IovineProducer
• Gregory GoodmanExecutive Producer
• Jim WhitakerExecutive Producer
• Paul RosenbergExecutive Producer
• Carol FenelonExecutive Producer
• Rodrigo PrietoDirector of Photography
• Jay RabinowitzEditor

Trailer

Release date

November 8, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R

Budget

$41,000,000

Revenue

$242,875,078

Genres

Drama, Music

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