Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

Crime Drama

Rated R

134 min.

Release Date

November 9, 2005

DVD Release Date

March 28, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)

Director

Jim Sheridan

Writer

Terence Winter

Cast

50 Cent, Viola Davis, Terrence Dashon Howard, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Bill Duke, Walter Alza, Benz Antoine, Arlene Duncan, Omar Benson Miller, Pedro Miguel Arce

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Running Time

134 minutes

MPAA Rating

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content, sexuality and nudity

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, one of the biggest and most popular stars in hip-hop, is the charismatic driving force behind "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," a hard-hitting drama directed by six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan about an orphaned street kid who makes his mark in the drug trade but finally dares to leave the violence behind and become the rap artist he was meant to be. Marcus (Jackson) has always known he was going to... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

I don't like rap. Personally, I think most of it is garbage. And I'm not some old white guy who can't understand "how youth is degrading with this filth." I am a 23-year old guy who just doesn't understand how this music - if you can call it music - can be so popular. Full movie review »

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