8 Mile

- This item is used Description 8 Mile depicts a group of young people in a week of their lives in 1995, struggling to find meaning in life in Detroit's slums. For people like Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith, Jr. (EMINEM) and his friends, hip-hop is the only meaning of life. Rabbit knows that his only way out of life in the slums is his ability to write rhymes, but to achieve success he must learn to express his anger through his lyrics and face the biggest battle of his life. From producer/director Curtis Hanson* (L.A. Confidential) and producer Brian Grazer**, both Oscar® winners, comes one of the year's most acclaimed films, "8 Mile". With outstanding performances from Eminem, Oscar® winner Kim Bassinger***, Brittany Murphy and Mekhi Phifer, "8 Mile" is one of the year's most talked-about films. * Curtis Hanson, 1997, Best Original Screenplay for material previously produced/released (with Brian Helgeland), L.A. Confidential ** Brian Grazer, 2001, Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind (with Ron Howard) *** Kim Bassinger, 1997, Best Supporting Actress, L.A. Confidential Regions code 2 Edition Running time in minutes 105 Year of production 2002