“Every moment is another chance.”
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.
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Cast
42 people
Eminem
Jimmy
Known for
The Wash
Kim Basinger
Stephanie
Known for
Batman
Cellular
Mekhi Phifer
Future
Known for
Lie to Me
ER
Brittany Murphy
Alex
Known for
Happy Feet
Clueless
Evan Jones
Cheddar Bob
Known for
Houdini
The Book of Eli
Omar Benson Miller
Sol George
Known for
Ballers
CSI: Miami
De'Angelo Wilson
DJ IZ
Also in
Antwone Fisher
The It Factor
Eugene Byrd
Wink
Known for
Bones
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Taryn Manning
Janeane
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Cleveland Abduction
Larry Hudson
Bouncer
Proof
Lil'Tic
Also in
The Longest Yard
Mike Bell
Shorty Mike
Curtis Hanson Director · Scott Silver Writer Rodrigo Prieto Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $243M · Budget $41M · United States release November 8, 2002
Box office
Budget
$41,000,000
Worldwide gross
$242,875,078
Gross vs. budget
5.9×
Production
Mikona Productions
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Production
Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2002
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · November 8, 2002
Theatrical
United States
November 6, 2002 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
Argentina
January 23, 2003 · Theatrical
Australia
January 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Austria
January 3, 2003 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Canada
November 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 28, 2003 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
March 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
January 24, 2003 · Theatrical
France
February 26, 2003 · Theatrical
August 26, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 6, 2005 · Physical · UMD
April 15, 2009 · Physical · Blu-Ray
January 31, 2018 · Digital · VOD
May 16, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Georgia
April 10, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
January 2, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 2, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Israel
January 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
March 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
May 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 29, 2003 · Theatrical · Forum Cinemas
Mexico
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 16, 2003 · Theatrical
December 13, 2005 · TV · Veronica
May 26, 2008 · Physical · DVD
April 16, 2009 · Theatrical · Blu ray
Norway
January 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Peru
January 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 22, 2003 · Theatrical
Poland
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Romania
November 8, 2002 · Premiere
Slovenia
February 20, 2003 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
February 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 24, 2003 · Theatrical
May 28, 2003 · Physical · DVD
April 8, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
January 16, 2003 · Theatrical · German speaking region
Türkiye
February 14, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 19, 2002 · Premiere · London
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
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