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.

• Released: 2002-11-08
• Genres: Drama, Music
• Runtime: 1h 51m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 7,992 votes

Directed by Curtis Hanson.

Top cast

• Eminem as Jimmy
• Kim Basinger as Stephanie
• Mekhi Phifer as Future
• Brittany Murphy as Alex
• Evan Jones as Cheddar Bob
• Omar Benson Miller as Sol George
• De'Angelo Wilson as DJ IZ
• Eugene Byrd as Wink
• Taryn Manning as Janeane
• Larry Hudson as Bouncer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch 8 Mile

• United States: stream on Philo, YouTube TV, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Crave, Club Illico, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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