Directed by:
Curtis HansonScreenplay:
Scott SilverCinematography:
Rodrigo PrietoCast:
Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Evan Jones, Omar Benson Miller, De'Angelo Wilson, Eugene Byrd, Taryn Manning, Michael Shannon, Proof (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Set against Detroit's hip-hop scene in 1995, Jimmy Smith Jr., a young white rapper, struggles to find his voice. The people of Detroit know 8 Mile Road as the city's perimeter. It is also a psychological dividing line between urban and suburban, between black and white, between where Jimmy is and where he wants to be. Here, survival is key, and for many, the emotional life preserver is hip hop. In the absence of nurturing parents, Jimmy and his friends--cool and charismatic Future, optimistic dreamer Sol, aspiring activist DJ Iz and slow but steady Cheddar Bob--have created their own family. Jimmy and his "crew" (Three One Third), live on hopes of getting their "big break" while struggling to eke out a living at their dead end day jobs. At night, they feed their dreams in the hip hop clubs where the city's best rappers battle each other with abusive rhymes that are wielded like weapons. Here, words are meant to wound and victory belongs to the quick-witted. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Eminem
USA
Best movies:
The Up In Smoke Tour (2000) (concert)
Straight Outta Compton (2015) - a.f.
8 Mile (2002)
Kim Basinger
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Batman (1989)
The Natural (1984)
Mekhi Phifer
USA
Best movies:
Roots (2016) (series)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Brian's Song (2001) (TV movie)
Brittany Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Sin City (2005)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008) (video compilation)
Evan Jones
Best movies:
The Express (2008)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Jarhead (2005)
Omar Benson Miller
USA
Best movies:
The Express (2008)
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
8 Mile (2002)
De'Angelo Wilson
USA
Best movies:
8 Mile (2002)
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Beauty Shop (2005)
Eugene Byrd
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Dead Man (1995)
Amish Grace (2010) (TV movie)
Taryn Manning
USA
Best movies:
Cold Mountain (2003)
White Oleander (2002)
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Michael Shannon
USA
Best movies:
Groundhog Day (1993)
Knives Out (2019)
Bullet Train (2022)
Proof
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Yard (2005)
8 Mile (2002)
Chloe Greenfield
Best movies:
8 Mile (2002)
Anthony Mackie
USA
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Na'Keya Snoddy
Best movies:
8 Mile (2002)
Malik Barnhardt
Best movies:
8 Mile (2002)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Adopt a Highway (2019)
Paul Bates
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
True Romance (1993)
Coming to America (1988)
Xzibit
USA
Best movies:
The Up In Smoke Tour (2000) (concert)
8 Mile (2002)
Derailed (2005)
Nickola Shreli
USA
Dave Daniels
USA