8 Mile (2002)
Directed by Curtis Hanson · 111 min · Drama, Music
50.9 TOPICAL score · #1,861 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
8 Mile (2002, directed by Curtis Hanson) has a TOPICAL score of 50.9 - ranked 1,861 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance. Critics: 75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (8,025 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 54 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (8,025 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 54 languages
- Still read77,172 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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