8 Mile

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drama film film hip hop film

8 Mile is a 2002 drama film starring Eminem that follows a young rapper’s struggle to break out of poverty and make it in Detroit’s hip-hop scene.

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instanceOf drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
hip hop film ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
awardReceivedFor Lose Yourself ⓘ
basedOn loosely based on elements of Eminem's early life ⓘ
boxOfficeGross over 240 million USD worldwide ⓘ
character Alex ⓘ
Future ⓘ
Jimmy Smith Jr. ⓘ
Stephanie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematographyBy Rodrigo Prieto NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Curtis Hanson ⓘ
distributor DreamWorks Pictures ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Craig Kitson ⓘ
Jay Rabinowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingLocation Detroit ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ
Warren, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
music ⓘ
hasSoundtrack 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture ⓘ
mainSubject Detroit hip hop scene ⓘ
aspiration ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
rap music ⓘ
social class ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) ⓘ
surface form: Eminem

Obie Trice ⓘ
Proof ⓘ
namedAfter 8 Mile Road ⓘ
narrativeFocus a young rapper’s struggle to break out of poverty ⓘ
battling in underground rap competitions ⓘ
notableSong Lose Yourself ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays racial and economic divide in Detroit ⓘ
producer Brian Grazer ⓘ
Curtis Hanson ⓘ
productionCompany Imagine Entertainment ⓘ
releaseDate 2002-11-08 ⓘ
releaseYear 2002 ⓘ
runningTime 110 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Scott Silver ⓘ
setInLocation Detroit ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ
starring Brittany Murphy ⓘ
De'Angelo Wilson ⓘ
Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) ⓘ
surface form: Eminem

Evan Jones ⓘ
Kim Basinger ⓘ
Mekhi Phifer ⓘ
Omar Miller ⓘ
surface form: Omar Benson Miller
timePeriod mid-1990s ⓘ
title 8 Mile self-link ⓘ

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Brian Grazer → notableWork → 8 Mile ⓘ
subject surface form: Eminem
this entity surface form: 8 Mile (film)
8 Mile → title → 8 Mile self-link ⓘ