8 Mile is a 2002 American rap film written by Scott Silver, and stars Eminem. Brittany Murphy and Kim Basinger.The film is an account of a young, white rapper named Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. (Eminem) living in a mobile home park in Waren, Michigan set in 1995, and his attempt to launch a rap career dominated by African Amercans.Filmed mostly on location in Detroit, the film was a critical and financial succes.Eminem won an award for his song "Lose Yourself".A decade after, Vibe magazine called the film a "rap movie masterpiece".
