8 Mile
2002 Music, DramaFor 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.
Movies like 8 Mile
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to 8 Mile. Explore films such as Wild at Heart, Boyz n the Hood, and The Wolf of Wall Street, around the themes of competition, rap music, hip hop. Other notable keywords include casual sex and sex scene.
#1
Wild at Heart
Synopsis:
After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep them apart, hires a hitman to kill Sailor. But he finds a whole new set of troubles when he and Bobby Peru, an old buddy who's also out to get Sailor, try to rob a store. When Sailor lands in jail yet again, the young lovers appear further than ever…
Starring:
Nicolas Cage,
Crispin Glover,
Harry Dean Stanton
#2
Boyz n the Hood
Synopsis:
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
Starring:
Ice Cube,
Morris Chestnut,
Laurence Fishburne
#3
The Wolf of Wall Street
Synopsis:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Starring:
Jonah Hill,
Margot Robbie,
Jon Bernthal
#4
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Synopsis:
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.
Starring:
Jenette Goldstein,
Edward Furlong,
Linda Hamilton
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#5
Straight Outta Compton
Synopsis:
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the …
Starring:
Corey Hawkins,
Alexandra Shipp,
Aldis Hodge
#6
Bride of Chucky
Synopsis:
Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts.
Starring:
Jennifer Tilly,
Brad Dourif,
Katherine Heigl
#7
American Psycho
Synopsis:
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Christian Bale,
Jared Leto
#8
The Big Lebowski
Synopsis:
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
Starring:
Peter Stormare,
Steve Buscemi,
Sam Elliott
Plot:
rug,
nihilism,
pornographer,
mistaken identity,
death of friend,
bowling alley,
bowling,
death,
cult film,
millionaire
...
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#9
Starsky & Hutch
Synopsis:
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.
Starring:
Ben Stiller,
Owen Wilson,
Carmen Electra
#10
Cabin Fever
Synopsis:
A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.
Starring:
Eli Roth,
Jordan Ladd,
Cerina Vincent
#11
Legend
Synopsis:
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achie…
Starring:
Christopher Eccleston,
Paul Bettany,
Aneurin Barnard
#12
Knives Out
Synopsis:
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
Starring:
Michael Shannon,
Christopher Plummer,
Chris Evans
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#13
City of God
Synopsis:
Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes...
Starring:
Alice Braga,
Alexandre Rodrigues,
Leandro Firmino
Plot:
photographer,
slum,
gang,
brazil,
coming of age,
murder of a child,
rio de janeiro,
south america,
latin america,
hood
...
#14
Baby Driver
Synopsis:
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
Starring:
Kevin Spacey,
Eiza González,
Ansel Elgort
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#15
Vanishing Point
Synopsis:
Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
Starring:
Dean Jagger,
Cleavon Little,
Barry Newman
#16
The Boondock Saints
Synopsis:
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on …
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Billy Connolly,
Sean Patrick Flanery
Plot:
homosexual,
fbi agent,
police,
revenge,
cauterizing a wound,
drinking,
groping,
cult film,
independent film,
surprise ending
...
#17
Fargo
Synopsis:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Starring:
Jack Huston,
Chris Rock,
Jeremie Harris
Plot:
dark comedy,
police officer,
anthology,
place name in title,
location in title,
2020s,
1970s,
1950s,
21st century,
20th century
...
#18
Cop Land
Synopsis:
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his id…
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone,
Robert De Niro,
Robert Patrick
#19
Carrie
Synopsis:
Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
Starring:
Amy Irving,
John Travolta,
P.J. Soles
#20
American Beauty
Synopsis:
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Starring:
Kevin Spacey,
Mena Suvari,
Allison Janney