8 Mile

2003 • 110 minutes

About this movie

"Eminem wins by a knockout!" raves Rolling Stone, as the Grammy Award-winning phenomenon makes his feature film debut in this gripping story about the boundaries that hold us back and the courage that can set us free. For Jimmy Smith, Jr. (Eminem), 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. From Academy Award-winner Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential) and Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind), 8 Mile is the triumphant film Time Magazine hails as "Powerful!" and Entertainment Weekly applauds as "Electrifying and Mesmerizing!"

Ratings and reviews

I'm sick of Rap, I'm sick of hip pop gangster rap crap. All they do is chant. There's no catchy melody. Its depressing . I ran 8 miles to get away from this movie

Amazing movie. Its my absoloute favourite. I dont care if people think he's gay, he is the best retards. Im only 9 and im the real version of stan. BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!! Stuff you shane.

Love it. As it's the way it was back them day's. Suck it up and take life as it come's to ya