Movie
8 Mile
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2002-11-08
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mikona Productions, Imagine Entertainment
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Eminem as Jimmy
- Kim Basinger as Stephanie
- Mekhi Phifer as Future
- Brittany Murphy as Alex
- Evan Jones as Cheddar Bob
- Omar Benson Miller as Sol George
- De'Angelo Wilson as DJ IZ
- Eugene Byrd as Wink
- Taryn Manning as Janeane
- Larry Hudson as Bouncer
- Proof as Lil'Tic
- Mike Bell as Shorty Mike
Crew
- Curtis Hanson - Director
- Scott Silver - Writer
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