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8 Mile
2002
· Movie
· 110 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1700
- IMDb #1641
- Google retired #122
- Rotten Tomatoes #2783
- Metacritic #624
- Letterboxd #1648
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2313
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3726
- Metacritic Critics #865
- Metacritic Audience #386
- Criticker #2584
- Douban #423
- Kinopoisk #769
- AlloCiné #1107
- Trakt #973
Every rating
39–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 39, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young factory worker from Detroit's impoverished 8 Mile district struggles with a dead-end job and a tumultuous home life. His one escape is the local hip-hop battle scene, where he must overcome his nerves and rivals to earn respect and make a name for himself through his rap skills.
Details
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Writer
- Scott Silver
- Released
- 8 November 2002
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $41.0M
- Box office
- $242.9M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 32 →3 major awards won · 11 wins from 32 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Grammy Award 2004 | Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Winner |
| Grammy Award 2004 | Grammy Award for Best Rap Song – "Lose Yourself" | Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto | Winner |
| Academy Award 2003 | Best Original Song – " Lose Yourself " | Eminem, Luis Resto and Jeff Bass | Winner |
| Grammy Award 2004 | Grammy Award for Record of the Year – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Nominee |
| Grammy Award 2004 | Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Lose Yourself" | Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto | Nominee |
| Grammy Award 2004 | Grammy Award for Song of the Year – "Lose Yourself" | Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 2003 | Best Music | 8 Mile | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 2003 | Best of Show | 8 Mile | Nominee |
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Grammy Award
5 nominations, 2 won
| Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Winner |
| Grammy Award for Best Rap Song – "Lose Yourself" | Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto | Winner |
| Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media – "Lose Yourself" | Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto | Nominee |
| Grammy Award for Record of the Year – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Nominee |
| Grammy Award for Song of the Year – "Lose Yourself" | Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto | Nominee |
Academy Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Song – " Lose Yourself " | Eminem, Luis Resto and Jeff Bass | Winner |
Golden Globe Award
3 nominations
| Best Music | 8 Mile | Nominee |
| Best Original Song – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Nominee |
| Best of Show | 8 Mile | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Eminem | Winner |
| Choice Movie: Male Breakout Star | Eminem | Winner |
| Choice Crossover Artist | Eminem | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Drama | 8 Mile | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Liplock | Eminem and Brittany Murphy | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Male Performance | Eminem | Winner |
| Breakthrough Male Performance | Eminem | Winner |
| Best Movie | 8 Mile | Nominee |
BMI
2 nominations, 2 won
| Film Award for Music | Eminem | Winner |
| Most Performed Song from a Film – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Winner |
ASCAP Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Critics Choice Award for Best Song – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Soundtrack | 8 Mile | Nominee |
CNOMA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Make-Up Artist for a Feature Film | Donald Mowat | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Most Promising Performer | Eminem | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Screen International Award | Curtis Hanson | Nominee |
Golden Reel Award
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing in a Feature – Music – Musical | Carlton Kaller | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Most Original | 8 Mile | Nominee |
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Contemporary Makeup – Feature | Donald Mowat, Ronnie Specter, Matiki Anoff | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Eminem | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song Written for a Film – "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | Nominee |