individual,adolescence,rap music,hip-hop,rhyme battle,trailer park,street gang,ethnic stereotype,rapper,ghetto,single,detroit, michigan,semi autobiographical,1990s,battle rap

8 Mile (2002)

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Every moment is another chance

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Curtis Hanson
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    Jimmy Eminem
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    Stephanie Kim Basinger
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    Future Mekhi Phifer
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    Alex Brittany Murphy
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    Cheddar Bob Evan Jones
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    Sol George Omar Benson Miller
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    DJ IZ De'Angelo Wilson
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    Wink Eugene Byrd

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Keywords

  • individual
  • adolescence
  • rap music
  • hip-hop
  • rhyme battle
  • trailer park
  • street gang
  • ethnic stereotype
  • rapper
  • ghetto
  • single
  • detroit, michigan
  • semi autobiographical
  • 1990s
  • battle rap