8 Mile (2002)
Starring Eminem, 8 Mile follows a critical examination of thriving moments of a young man who aims to be a rap star.
November 7, 1903 in New York City, New York, USA
6 November 1978, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
8 May 1944, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
8 December 1953, Athens, Georgia, USA
22 January 1972, Detroit, Michigan, USA
1977 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
7 October 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
23 September 1978, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
29 March 1979, Dayton, Ohio, USA
14 November 1977, Detroit, Michigan, USA
19 October 1914, Greenwood, Mississippi, USA
April 07, 2014
Director Curtis Hanson puts a new spin on the familiar "triumph against the odds" theme with this slick showcase for the talents of superstar rapper Eminem.
April 07, 2014
In the tradition of Rocky and Fever, the movie is a shrewdly engineered piece of proletarian pop -- a story of triumph -- but, like Eminem's enraged lyrics, 8 Mile has its own kind of vile candor.
April 07, 2014
Despite the predictable formula, screenwriter Scott Silver wisely avoids taking the easy route every time; there are several small twists you may not expect, and the ending isn't entirely a happy one.
April 07, 2014
It ain't Eminem: The Movie but it does showcase Eminem: The Actor -- easily the best rapper-cum-thesp since Tupac Shakur.
January 02, 2016
A refreshing way to build a story that is ghoulishly overfamiliar in nearly all its particulars.
April 07, 2014
It's easy to like Jimmy Smith as well as to admire him, because Mr. Mathers lets us in, with no sign of calculation, on the kindness, even tenderness, that Jimmy conceals from most of the people around him.
April 07, 2014
In addition to showcasing Mathers, 8 Mile makes a case for rap as a creative rebel yell.
April 07, 2014
The story of 8 Mile isn't far removed from Eminem's own self-mythologized life -- a Jerry Springer-style saga out of Detroit -- but the unslakable anger is gone.
November 15, 2011
While no masterpiece, it is infinitely superior to the sad movie debuts of Britney Spears and Mariah Carey.
April 07, 2014
Since his ascension to pop-culture royalty, Eminem has transformed the messy emotions of his life into musical black comedy. In 8 Mile, that life becomes an equally riveting drama.
April 07, 2014
8 Mile wins because it doesn't try to impress you with mega-stars and made-up stories. Instead, it tells a simple story of trial, error and triumph.
April 07, 2014
What saves all this from being purely conventional is the filmmaker's keen sense of Rabbit's essential solitude as an artist, even when surrounded by friends.
