For 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.
Acting
Eminem's surprisingly vulnerable, non-rapper performance.
Direction
Curtis Hanson finds poetry in Detroit's industrial wreckage.
Sound
The final three battles—pure sonic adrenaline.
Director
Curtis Hanson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eminem wrote 'Lose Yourself' on set between takes, reportedly in 60 seconds of scribbled napkin chaos. It became the first rap song to win Best Original Song.
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