20 movies like 8 Mile, ordered by similarity : Straight Outta Compton(2015), Rosetta(1999), All Eyez on Me(2017), Bleeder(1999), Wild at Heart(1990), Junction 48(2016), Fight Club(1999), Becks(2017), Sing Street(2016), Whiplash(2014), I Can Only Imagine(2018), South Central(1992) ...
7.1/10
Drama, Music
USA|Germany
2002
110 Minutes
Eminem Kim Basinger Brittany Murphy Mekhi Phifer Evan Jones Omar Benson Miller Eugene Byrd De'Angelo Wilson Anthony Mackie Taryn Manning Chloe Greenfield
model friend gang member police officer single mother rapper dark gritty detroit trailer factory car abandoned building eviction self-destruction violence interracial romance pregnancy arson discovery
A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
7.8/10
Biography, Music, Drama
USA
2015
147 Minutes
O'Shea Jackson Jr. Corey Hawkins Jason Mitchell Neil Brown Jr. Aldis Hodge Marlon Yates Jr. R. Marcos Taylor Alexandra Shipp Paul Giamatti Elena Goode Keith Powers
rapper manager fan rival woman gang member brash brooding intense south central house recording studio street car restaurant gangs hip-hop business friendship rivalry
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
7.5/10
Drama
France|Belgium
1999
95 Minutes
Émilie Dequenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne Fabrizio Rongione Anne Yernaux Olivier Gourmet
teen girl mother friend boss dark gritty moving belgium trailer street factory poverty alcoholism friendship mother/daughter relationship employment growing up underdog sacrifice 1990s
Young and impulsive Rosetta lives with her alcoholic mother and, moved by despair, she will do anything to maintain a job.
5.8/10
Biography, Drama, Music
USA
2017
140 Minutes
Demetrius Shipp Jr. Danai Gurira Katerina Graham Dominic L. Santana Jamal Woolard Jarrett Ellis Harold House Moore Lauren Cohan Hill Harper Annie Ilonzeh Chris Clarke
rapper musician police officer mother friend bleak brooding chilling gripping gritty street projects club park house racism police brutality rap music discovery rise
Tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur.
6.8/10
Drama
Denmark
1999
100 Minutes
Kim Bodnia Mads Mikkelsen Rikke Louise Andersson Liv Corfixen Zlatko Buric Claus Flygare Gordana Radosavljevic Marko Zecewic Levino Jensen
factory worker girlfriend waitress brother best friend security guard bleak gritty raw intense copenhagen, denmark apartment movie theater bar cemetery video store domestic violence relationships unwanted pregnancy repression
Two stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1990
125 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Laura Dern Diane Ladd Willem Dafoe Isabella Rossellini Harry Dean Stanton Crispin Glover Grace Zabriskie J.E. Freeman W. Morgan Sheppard
convict girlfriend mother private investigator police officer hit man brutal dark gritty nightclub prison north carolina texas hotel car self-defense prison freedom rebellion road trip
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
6.7/10
Drama, Music
Israel|Germany|USA
2016
96 Minutes
Tamer Nafar Samar Qupty Salwa Nakkara Saeed Dassuki Adeeb Safadi Tarik Kopty Michael Moshonov Ayed Fadel
rapper singer girlfriend police officer intense frenetic gripping fiery club apartment building slum city neighborhood middle east aspirations rap music aimless youth discovery love growing up
Set against a backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love and make music in their crime-ridden ghetto and Tel Aviv's hip-hop club scene.
8.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany|USA
1999
139 Minutes
Brad Pitt Edward Norton Helena Bonham Carter Meat Loaf Aday Jared Leto Eion Bailey Joon B. Kim Evan Mirand
salesman rebel boss love interest friend traveling salesman dark gritty witty frightening office abandoned building motel support group house city rebellion self-destruction violence vandalism
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soapmaker form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.
6.3/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama, Music
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Lena Hall Daniel Powell Mena Suvari Christine Lahti Dan Fogler Michael Zegen Hayley Kiyoko Darren Ritchie Sas Goldberg Morgan Weed
musician girlfriend mother lesbian ex-boyfriend housewife emotional engaging touching moving tender melodramatic los angeles st. louis going home female sexuality musicians failed romance musical performance unlikely romance
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back in with her mother. Playing for tip money in an old friend's bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape. Based on the life and times of Alyssa Robbins.
7.9/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
8.5/10
Drama, Music
USA
2014
106 Minutes
Miles Teller J.K. Simmons Melissa Benoist Paul Reiser Austin Stowell Nate Lang Max Kasch Damon Gupton Chris Mulkey Suanne Spoke Charlie Ian
jazz musician drummer teacher friend family member band member confident emotional intense auditorium stage house car concert stage conservatory music drumming obsession life teaching
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
7.3/10
Biography, Drama, Music
USA
2018
110 Minutes
J. Michael Finley Madeline Carroll Dennis Quaid Trace Adkins Cloris Leachman Jason Burkey Mark Furze Randy McDowell Cole Marcus Alexander Dominguez Brody Rose
musician father son band member teacher friend incredible inspiring heartwarming emotional creative tense texas stage recording studio house auditorium coming of age family father/son relationship
The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
6.8/10
Drama, Music
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Danielle Macdonald Bridget Everett Cathy Moriarty Siddharth Dhananjay Mamoudou Athie Patrick Brana Sahr Ngaujah MC Lyte McCaul Lombardi Wass Stevens Nick Sandow
rapper young woman grandmother friend emotional heartwarming inspiring moving bar house neighborhood rap music glory family friendship misfortune alcohol escape love pursuit
PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
7.7/10
Drama
USA
1955
111 Minutes
James Dean Natalie Wood Sal Mineo Jim Backus Ann Doran Corey Allen William Hopper Rochelle Hudson Virginia Brissac Nick Adams Jack Simmons
teenager girlfriend friend rival mother father dark emotional los angeles police station household abandoned building observatory teenage rebellion teen angst generation gap alienation family dysfunction accidental death growing up
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
5.9/10
Crime, Drama
UK
2019
91 Minutes
Stephen Odubola Micheal Ward Rohan Nedd Kadeem Ramsay Khali Best Junior Afolabi Salokun Karla-Simone Spence Eric Kofi Abrefa Jo Martin
friend rival gang member teenage mother love interest best friend bleak dreamy gripping intense uneasy gritty london inner city high school neighborhood street subway city life gang war
Feature adaptation of Rapman's YouTube series about two young friends who become rivals in a street war.
6.0/10
Drama
USA|Canada
1991
113 Minutes
Vincent D'Onofrio Jennifer Jason Leigh Peter Berg Peter Coyote Noah Wyle Cindy Pickett Juliette Lewis Marg Helgenberger
father mother son brother sister girlfriend dark emotional uneasy somber family home living room yard restaurant washington state family dysfunction sibling rivalry infidelity dark secrets parental pressure
How the discovery of a father's affair affects each member of his family.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1990
102 Minutes
Danny Glover Paul Butler Mary Alice Richard Brooks Carl Lumbly Sheryl Lee Ralph Vonetta McGee Wonderful Smith Ethel Ayler
vagabond guest father mother son daughter-in-law uneasy dark powerful emotional los angeles family home street living room kitchen bedroom hospitality friendship family dysfunction illness
A charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.
5.5/10
Crime, Drama
Canada
2017
105 Minutes
Amanda Crew Jack Kesy Ty Olsson Stephen McHattie David Cubitt Peter McRobbie Matty Finochio Philip Granger Darren Dolynski Jason Diablo Fanny Migneault-Lecavalier
mother son brother priest police officer criminal brash brutal uneasy unrestrained tense raw house car police station barn bar office suicide murder
After a lengthy absence, a small town outlaw returns to his hometown, violently obsessed with the notion that his Mother's death was not a suicide.
7.3/10
Drama, Music
USA
1995
142 Minutes
Richard Dreyfuss Glenne Headly Jay Thomas Olympia Dukakis William H. Macy Alicia Witt Jean Louisa Kelly Nicholas John Renner Joseph Lee Anderson Anthony Natale
composer teacher wife student deaf person son uplifting endearing high school portland, ore. redemption education loyalty dreams lifetime achievement family sacrifice love transformation discovery
A frustrated composer finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
103 Minutes
Bill Murray Melissa McCarthy Naomi Watts Chris O'Dowd Jaeden Martell Terrence Howard Kimberly Quinn Donna Mitchell Nathan Corddry Dario Barosso Ann Dowd
single mother son misanthrope mentor friend boss charming amusing cheeky brooklyn, n.y. apartment racetrack bar strip club office single mothers work misanthropy friendship gambling
A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.
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