8 Mile is a 2002 drama film co-produced and directed by Curtis Hanson from a script written by Scott Silver. It stars Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, Kim Basinger and Anthony Mackie, the latter also in his film debut.

8 Mile: Directed by Curtis Hanson. With Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy. Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.

3 days ago · 8 Mile is a semi-fictionalized account of Eminem's rise through the ranks of the Detroit rap scene in the late 1980s and early ’90s.At the film's climax, Eminem's Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr ...

4 days ago · “8 Mile” marked both Mackie and Eminem’s film debuts. The Curtis Hanson-directed movie features elements of Eminem’s real-life journey as a Detroit rapper who makes it big in hip hop.

4 days ago · 8 Mile might have been a fictionalized version of Eminem’s life, but the rapper actually pulled from parts of Anthony Mackie’s story when freestyling in the beloved movie.

A Marvel star made his big screen debut in “8 Mile,” and he’ll never forget it. Anthony Mackie, who played battle rapper Papa Doc in the 2002 movie, revealed in a new interview that Eminem ...

5 days ago · Anthony Mackie didn’t lose himself while filming the final 8 Mile rap battle against Eminem — but he did he recall things getting very personal. “We’re doing the movie and, you know ...

Jimmy Smith (Eminem), a young and unhappy blue-collar worker from a poor family, struggling with different aspects of his life.

Eminem stars in this semi-autobiographical story about an aspiring rapper who dreams of escaping his life of crushing poverty in Detroit.