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MONEY
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Made its money back 5.9Γ over at the box office.
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8 Mile
"Every moment is another chance."
2002 1h 51m EN
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SOLID
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76%
FRESH
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METACRITIC
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IMDB
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7.1TMDB Β· 8,017π
76%Rotten Tomatoesβ77Metacriticβ
7.2IMDB Β· 347,308
DramaMusic
Synopsis
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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.
βEvery moment is another chance.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Writers
- Marc Gabbana, Scott Silver
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Germany, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 24 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Curtis Hanson, shot by Rodrigo Prieto. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jay Rabinowitz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Eminem and Kim Basinger and Mekhi Phifer carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Every moment is another chance.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0298203 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Curtis Hanson directs. Rodrigo Prieto behind the camera. Jay Rabinowitz cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 5.9Γ over at the box office.
- 2Released 24 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Curtis Hanson, shot by Rodrigo Prieto. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Jay Rabinowitz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Eminem and Kim Basinger and Mekhi Phifer carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Every moment is another chance.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0298203 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 15 themes, including "individual", "adolescence", "rap music", "hip-hop".
- 10Released under 13 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rodrigo Prieto
- Editing
- Jay Rabinowitz
- Production design
- Philip Messina
- Costume design
- Mark Bridges
- Makeup / hair
- Camille Friend
- Sound
- Mark Smith
- Stunt coordinator
- Jeff Imada
- Runtime
- 111 min Β· 1h 51m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $41,000,000
- Box office
- $242,875,078
- Return
- 592% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- 8 Mile (2002)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 76% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 77/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.2/10 Β· 347,308 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 17 wins & 21 nominations total
- MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Curtis Hanson
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- Andre Gonzalesβ 6/10
Eminem turned out to be a pretty decent actor. I love battle raps. Honestly he's one of if not the best to ever do it!
Production companies
Who made it
- MI
Mikona Productions
DE
Imagine Entertainment
US
Key crew
- ProducerBrian Grazer
- EditorJay Rabinowitz
- ProducerJimmy Iovine
- EditorCraig Kitson
- Sound RecordistEric Bretter
- Property MasterSteven Melton
- ProducerCurtis Hanson
- Executive ProducerGregory Goodman
- Co-ProducerStuart Parr
- CastingMali Finn
- Executive ProducerJim Whitaker
- Executive ProducerPaul Rosenberg
- Camera OperatorGary Jay
- Still PhotographerEli Reed
- Sound Effects EditorJoe Milner
- Stunt CoordinatorJeff Imada
- Production Sound MixerDanny Michael
- Supervising Sound EditorDane A. Davis
- Key Hair StylistCamille Friend
- Costume DesignMark Bridges
- Costume SupervisorJohn Casey
- Art DirectionKevin Kavanaugh
- Script SupervisorEva Z. Cabrera
- Sound Effects EditorMark Larry
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- individual
- adolescence
- rap music
- hip-hop
- rhyme battle
- trailer park
- street gang
- ethnic stereotype
- rapper
- ghetto
- single
- detroit, michigan
- semi autobiographical
- 1990s
- battle rap
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2002-11-06RΒ· Los Angeles, California
- Theatrical2002-11-08
Also known as
International titles
- θ‘倴ηεCN
- 8 Mile: Calle de ilusionesAR
- ΠΠΎΡΡΠΌΠ°Ρ ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΡRU
- Calle de las ilusionesCL
- 8 miljaRS
- Osmata milyaBG
- VosΚΉma mylyaUA
- 8 λ§μΌKR
- ε «θ±ιCN
- 8. mΓleCZ
- 8 Mile: Calle de las ilusionesMX
- 8. MilaPL
- 8 Mile: Rua das IlusΓ΅esBR
