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Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

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Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 117
Fresh: 19 | 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.

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 24

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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Movie Info

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

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Mar 28, 2006

$30.9M

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All Critics (129) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (20) | 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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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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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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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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The story and action are serviceable, but there's very little spark in the wooden screen presence of the star and the dearth of subtext or style from the director.

November 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Seattle Times
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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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Sheridan's surface vividness is applied around a vacuum

September 1, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion
CinePassion

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

July 24, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
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 | Comment (1)
Film Journal International

50 Cent dies for our sins in disappointing screen debut.

January 9, 2007 Full Review Source: AALBC.com | Comments (3)
AALBC.com

...a distinctly tedious piece of work.

July 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
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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 | Comments (4)
Film Freak Central

Embora limitado como ator, 50 Cent tem carisma para segurar o filme, que acaba falhando não em função do rapper, mas de seu roteiro convencional que soa como pálida imitação de 8 Mile.

May 18, 2006
Cinema em Cena

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

February 10, 2006 | Comments (2)
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

Audience Reviews for Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Critics are trippin! A true come up story that is very real and very good.
September 30, 2011
Eric Alvarez

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Brilliant biography! 50 cent is at his best with this film. Love the soundtrack! A definite must see!
June 23, 2011
murphmann93
Bethany Murphy

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    1. Marcus: Your like a god to me.
    2. Levar: No son, I am god.
    – Submitted by Paul H (20 months ago)

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