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Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

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Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 118
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 98

While it may be based upon 50 Cent's own life experiences, Get Rich Or Die Tryin' is too similar to many other rags-to-riches stories to resonate.

Average Rating: 4.9/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 22

While it may be based upon 50 Cent's own life experiences, Get Rich Or Die Tryin' is too similar to many other rags-to-riches stories to resonate.

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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 powerful crime boss (Bill Duke) who gave him an opportunity to make a good living -- by selling drugs. While Marcus has misgivings about his life of crime and has an interest in expressing himself as

R, 1 hr. 58 min.

Drama

Directed By: Jim Sheridan

In Theaters: Nov 9, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Mar 28, 2006

Box Office:$30.9M

Paramount Pictures

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Critic Reviews for Get Rich or Die Tryin'

All Critics (130) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (99) | DVD (20)

50 Cent has some good moments, but other times he seems like little more than a blank slate.

November 10, 2005 Full Review Source: Arizona Republic

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Randy Cordova

Arizona Republic

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This thinly autobiographical gangsta odyssey never achieves liftoff, and Jackson is unconvincing.

November 10, 2005 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Top Critic

This isn't Sheridan's most complex or richest picture, but there's lots of life to it: This is an unapologetically glossy pop product, powered by a strong, old-fashioned sense of B-movie melodrama.

November 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

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Director Jim Sheridan and screenwriter Terence Winter have difficulty fashioning these events into a story that has a coherent point or purpose.

November 9, 2005 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

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The film's inability to resist the lure of maximum exploitation becomes frustrating.

November 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

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The apparent turf war between director and screenwriter results in a compromised, confusing tale of a young man trying to mark his turf.

November 9, 2005 Comment

Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Top Critic

Sheridan's surface vividness is applied around a vacuum

September 1, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Mythic story based on 50 Cent's life. Violent -- not for kids.

July 24, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Cynthia Fuchs

Common Sense Media

People behind the movie will no doubt get rich, but it's a shame they didn't try harder to make a better picture.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Ethan Alter

Film Journal International

50 Cent dies for our sins in disappointing screen debut.

January 9, 2007 Full Review Source: AALBC.com

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Kam Williams

AALBC.com

...a distinctly tedious piece of work.

July 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Marcus sells dope. Marcus buys a gun. Marcus buys a microphone. Marcus goes to prison. Marcus gets shot. Marcus makes a movie about his life that no one goes to see.

June 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Embora limitado como ator, 50 Cent tem carisma para segurar o filme, que acaba falhando n�o em fun��o do rapper, mas de seu roteiro convencional que soa como p�lida imita��o de 8 Mile.

May 18, 2006 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

A better film than "8 Mile". An impressive debut for the coin-coined music superstar.

February 10, 2006 Comments (2)

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Its real danger is that it sets a precedent for the director; if the price is right he's on board.

January 22, 2006 Full Review Source: FilmFocus

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Joe Utichi

FilmFocus

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Critics are trippin! A true come up story that is very real and very good.

September 30, 2011

Eric Alvarez

Super Reviewer

Brilliant biography! 50 cent is at his best with this film. Love the soundtrack! A definite must see!

June 23, 2011

Bethany Murphy

Super Reviewer

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1. Marcus: Your like a god to me.
2. Levar: No son, I am god.
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