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Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Blu-ray, 2021)

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In his film debut, hip-hop superstar Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson explodes across the screen in this hard-hitting urban drama from acclaimed director Jim Sheridan (In America). Following a near-fatal gun battle, Marcus ("50 Cent") recalls his journey from orphaned street kid from the Bronx to making his mark in the drug trade to teaming up with a fellow ex-con (Terrence Howard) for his shot at becoming a successful rap artist. This gripping tale, based on "50 Cent's" real life story, is "a film with a rich and convincing texture, a drama with power and anger." - Roger Ebert.

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With GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN', rapper Curtis 50 Cent Jackson follows in the footsteps of his musical counterpart, Eminem (8 MILE), by giving movie stardom a shot. Directed by Jim Sheridan (IN AMERICA, MY LEFT FOOT) and written by Terence Winter, the film tells a fictionalised version of 50 Cent's own troubled life story. Marcus is a quiet young man who adores his loving mother (Serena Reeder). But after she is brutally murdered in an apparent drug deal gone wrong, Marcus heads down the wrong road himself. He abandons high school to sell drugs for local kingpin Levar (Bill Duke) and his underling, Majestic (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). Years later, when he reunites with his childhood sweetheart (Joy Bryant) and is thrown in jail, Marcus decides to leave drug selling behind in order to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a rapper. Unfortunately, Majestic doesn't want to let him go, resulting in a tragedy that might destroy his life forever. Much like Curtis Hanson with 8 MILE, Sheridan seems an unlikely choice to direct an urban drama about the blossoming of a gangsta rapper. But that is exactly what makes his film so refreshing. Photographed with a gritty tenderness by Declan Quinn and featuring another scene-stealing turn from Terrence Howard, GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' is equal parts social commentary, crime thriller, and heartfelt drama.

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EAN5056453201438

eBay Product ID (ePID)22048557099

Product Key Features

ActorJoy Bryant, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Benz Antoinee, Curtis Jackson, Bill Duke, Viola Davis

Film/TV TitleGet Rich or Die Tryin'

DirectorJim Sheridan

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2021

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama, General

Run Time116 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - The outstanding cinematographer is Declan Quinn, who creates a gorgeously crumbly 1970s Bronx in colors of dirt and blood, New York Times - It is a follow-your-dream tale of adversity and redemption, somewhat in the manner of 8 MILE and HUSTLE & FLOW, combined with an underworld saga of betrayal and revenge, Uncut - Sheridan and Winter give 50 emotional range, moral choices and consequences...

ScreenwriterTerence Winter

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleGet Rich Or Die Tryin'