Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Hip-hop star 50 Cent makes his movie debut in this hard-edged urban drama inspired by the rapper's own life. Marcus (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, aka 50 Cent) grew up in a tough New York neighborhood and was left to fend for himself after the death of his mother when he was a kid. Marcus fell in with a ...more

"If Eminem can do it, so can I" seems to be the driving creative impulse behind Get Rich or Die Tryin', the semi-fictionalized story of the youth and rise to fame of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. 50 had history on his side, as rappers have consistently been the most convincing entertainers to try their hand at acting, and Curtis Hanson's 8 Mile (starring Eminem) was a $116 million hit. But Get Rich died even trying to make back its $40 million budget, and its failure was a factor in the eventual ...more