The movie about a wannabe rapper that features Eminem and Kim Basinger is 8 Mile. Released in 2002, the film stars Eminem as Jimmy Smith Jr., a Detroit factory worker and aspiring rapper who performs under the name B-Rabbit.
Directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Scott Silver, 8 Mile follows Jimmy as he struggles with poverty, family pressure, a difficult relationship with his mother, and the intense battle-rap scene at a local club called the Shelter. The story contains autobiographical elements drawn from Eminem's early life in Detroit, although it is not a literal account of his biography.
Kim Basinger plays Stephanie Smith, Jimmy's mother. Their unstable home life is central to the film, while Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, and Anthony Mackie round out the principal cast.
The film became especially famous for "Lose Yourself," its Academy Award-winning song. 8 Mile was Eminem's feature-film debut, and its title refers to Eight Mile Road, a major Detroit-area road associated with the boundary between the city and its northern suburbs.