8 Mile
Every moment is another chance.
2002 | 111m | English
Popularity: 11 (history)
| Director: | Curtis Hanson |
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| Writer: | Scott Silver |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 08, 2002 |
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| Director: | Curtis Hanson |
| Writer: | Scott Silver |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | individual, street gang, adolescence, rap music, hip-hop, rhyme battle, trailer park, ghetto, rapper, ethnic stereotype, single, detroit, michigan, semi autobiographical, 1990s, battle rap |
| Production Companies | Imagine Entertainment, Mikona Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $242,875,078
Budget: $41,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 13, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eminem | Jimmy |
| Kim Basinger | Stephanie |
| Mekhi Phifer | Future |
| Brittany Murphy | Alex |
| Evan Jones | Cheddar Bob |
| Omar Benson Miller | Sol George |
| De'Angelo Wilson | DJ IZ |
| Eugene Byrd | Wink |
| Taryn Manning | Janeane |
| Larry Hudson | Bouncer |
| Proof | Lil'Tic |
| Mike Bell | Shorty Mike |
| DJ Head | Battle DJ |
| Michael Shannon | Greg Buehl |
| Chloe Greenfield | Lily |
| Mary Hannigan | Mrs. Helgeland |
| Anthony Mackie | Papa Doc |
| Strike | Lyckety-Splyt |
| Nashawn 'Ox' Breedlove | Lotto |
| Na'Keya Snoddy | Papa Doc's Girl |
| Malik Barnhardt | Moochie |
| Day Golfin | Day |
| Allen Adams | Omar |
| Hom | First Parking Lot Rapper |
| Obie Trice | Second Parking Lot Rapper |
| Njeri Earth | Third Parking Lot Rapper |
| Jennifer Kitchen | Willing Girl |
| Kyla Womack | Alex's Friend |
| Melissa Zaglanikzny | Christine |
| Rockey Black | Rocky |
| Craig Chandler | Paul |
| Paul Bates | Manny |
| Miz-Korona | Female Lunch Truck Rapper |
| Xzibit | Male Lunch Truck Rapper |
| Abdul Salaam El Razzac | Joe Lee Patton |
| Steven Monroe | Plant Worker |
| John Smith Jr. | Lobby Security Guard |
| Venicia Foreman | WJLB Receptionist |
| Waverly W. Alford II | Big O |
| Bushman | WJLB Disc Jockey |
| Adam Brook | Roy Darucher |
| Brandon T. Jackson | Chin Tiki Club Goer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Valli O'Reilly | Makeup Artist |
| Rodrigo Prieto | Director of Photography |
| Mark Bridges | Costume Design |
| Jeff Imada | Stunt Coordinator |
| Philip Messina | Production Design |
| Jay Levy | First Assistant Camera |
| Donald Mowat | Makeup Supervisor |
| Clayton J. Barber | Stunt Double |
| Curtis Hanson | Director |
| Marc Gabbana | Storyboard Artist |
| Scott Silver | Writer |
| Winnye Knight | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Eminem | Songs |
| Jay Rabinowitz | Editor |
| Craig Kitson | Editor |
| Mali Finn | Casting |
| Eva Z. Cabrera | Script Supervisor |
| Eli Reed | Still Photographer |
| Gary Jay | Camera Operator |
| Danny Michael | Production Sound Mixer |
| Mark Larry | Sound Effects Editor |
| Joe Milner | Sound Effects Editor |
| Carlton Kaller | Music Editor |
| John Casey | Costume Supervisor |
| Kristen Toscano Messina | Set Decoration |
| Mark Robert Taylor | Art Department Assistant |
| Nicole Sylvester | Art Department Coordinator |
| Chris Snyder | Construction Coordinator |
| Gerard Forrest | Construction Foreman |
| Paul Richards | Leadman |
| Harry E. Otto | Set Designer |
| Christian Zimmermann | Standby Painter |
| Bill Summers | Grip |
| Mark Karavite | Steadicam Operator |
| Kathleen Callahan | Craft Service |
| Linda Barnes | Driver |
| John Bullard | Propmaker |
| Darien N. D'Alfonso | Scenic Artist |
| Hilton Napoleon | Security |
| John D. Milinac | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Patrick Dougherty | Transportation Captain |
| Marc Scott | Transportation Coordinator |
| Carol McConnaughey | Unit Publicist |
| Kenny Becker | Color Timer |
| Richard Conkling | First Assistant Editor |
| Tom Rondot | Electrician |
| Michael W. Anderson | Lighting Technician |
| Anthony 'Spike' Simms | Rigging Gaffer |
| Mindy Bazar | Casting Associate |
| Kokayi Ampah | Location Manager |
| Tali Lipa | Production Accountant |
| Andrew Schmetterling | Boom Operator |
| Nancy Barker | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mark Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Cynthia Blaise | Dialect Coach |
| George A. Parker | Technical Supervisor |
| Ralph Bertelle | Production Office Coordinator |
| Mary Courtney | Unit Production Manager |
| Zane Weiner | Unit Production Manager |
| Aaron C. Holden Jr. | Assistant Property Master |
| Nickolas Gilbert | Set Dresser |
| Brad Fanfalone | Camera Loader |
| Donald Glenn | Dolly Grip |
| Christine Orth | Key Costumer |
| Matiki Anoff | Key Makeup Artist |
| Ronnie Specter | Makeup Artist |
| Eric Heffron | First Assistant Director |
| Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Robby Baumgartner | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Pamela Hilse | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Stacy Opalewski | Casting Assistant |
| Stephanie Brown | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Thom Brennan | Foley Editor |
| Christopher Eakins | Sound Effects |
| Stephanie Flack | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Victoria Rose | Dialogue Editor |
| Gail Carroll-Coe | Utility Sound |
| Michael J. Moore | Second Assistant Director |
| Lizzie Cook | Costumer |
| David K. Riebel | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Kevin Dalton | Concept Artist |
| John Moore | Construction Buyer |
| Mike Bomar | Set Painter |
| Richard Boris | Head Greensman |
| Rick Canelli | ADR Recordist |
| Alyson Dee Moore | Foley Artist |
| Mary Jo Lang | Foley Mixer |
| Carolyn Tapp | Foley Recordist |
| Jim Baker | Special Effects Assistant |
| Michael Kay | Special Effects Technician |
| William Eichler | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Dean M. King | First Company Grip |
| Ron Glenn | Second Company Grip |
| Marianna Harrison | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Steve Bowen | Digital Color Timer |
| Ben Estrada | Digital Colorist |
| Amy Tompkins | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Carole Cowley | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Nancy Haecker | Assistant Location Manager |
| David Rumble | Location Assistant |
| Steven King | Music Arranger |
| Nancy Tarr-Wager | Music Coordinator |
| Karen Golden | Additional Script Supervisor |
| Peter Walts | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Chris Crowell | Digital Compositor |
| Deedra Ricketts | Extras Casting |
| Taryn Shick | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Jody Beaudin | First Assistant Accountant |
| Marvin Williams | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Marc Labelle | Logistics Coordinator |
| Liz Probst | Payroll Accountant |
| Robert C. Bonnell | Production Assistant |
| Jamie Biehl | Production Secretary |
| Eric Bretter | Sound Recordist |
| Steven Melton | Property Master |
| Jeff Bass | Music |
| Luis Resto | Music |
| Mitchell Stone | Hairstylist |
| Erma Kent | Hair Supervisor |
| Matt Wilson Burdorff | Post Production Assistant |
| Graham Stumpf | Post Production Supervisor |
| Andrew Francis Fenady | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Arash Saretan | Musician |
| Bob Brockman | Sound |
| Chris Zimmerman | Standby Painter |
| James Maull | Post Production Accountant |
| Patrick Pask | "B" Camera Operator |
| Glenn Brown | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Dave De Brincat | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sophie Carlhian | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Thom 'Coach' Ehle | Dolby Consultant |
| Joshua Bitton | Casting Associate |
| Camille Friend | Key Hair Stylist |
| Stanton Barrett | Stunts |
| John Peter Bernardo | Assistant Editor |
| Dane A. Davis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Kevin Kavanaugh | Art Direction |
| Carol Fenelon | Music Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Gregory Goodman | Executive Producer |
| Paul Rosenberg | Executive Producer |
| Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Jimmy Iovine | Producer |
| Curtis Hanson | Producer |
| Jim Whitaker | Executive Producer |
| Stuart Parr | Co-Producer |
| Carol Fenelon | Executive Producer |
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