8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy and Mekhi Phifer.The film is an account of a young rapper named Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. (Eminem) growing up in a poor area of 1995 Detroit as he struggles for respect among his (mostly black) peers. Contrary to popular belief, this movie does not detail Eminem's life growing up in Detroit, but instead, the average life of a rapper in Detroit, as stated by Eminem in interviews about the movie. Despite this, the movie is considered to be semi-autobiographical.
Movie Synopsis
In 1995, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. (Eminem) is a young and frustrated blue-collar factory worker. He has moved back north of 8 Mile in Warren to the rundown trailer home of his alcoholic mother, Stephanie (Kim Basinger), his sister Lily (Chloe Greenfield) and Stephanie's abusive live-in boyfriend Greg Buehl (Michael Shannon). Jimmy seems stalled on getting his rap career started; he competee in a rap battle, but chokes with stage fright and is booed off the stage. Jimmy had recently ended a relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Janeane (Taryn Manning) and begins a new relationship with Alex (Brittany Murphy), who he meets at the factory where he works when she arrives looking for her brother, who also works there.
Jimmy gradually realizes that his life has remained static since graduating from high school. He initially considers himself a victim of his circumstances and blames others for his problems. Over time, Jimmy begins taking responsibility for his own life's direction, and understands that he has much control over it. He begins to question whether his friends, including "Future" (Mekhi Phifer), are holding themselves back from bigger things. He appears to put his dream of a music career aside to instead devote more time to his factory job and providing for his mother and sister.
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