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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Play trailer Poster for Get Rich or Die Tryin' R Released Nov 9, 2005 1h 57m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After losing his mother to murder as a boy, Marcus (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) has little support in his life. He starts working for drug dealer Levar (Bill Duke) and his assistant (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). Although Marcus makes good money selling, his dream is to become a rapper. When he reunites with an old love (Joy Bryant) and is later shot numerous times during a robbery, Marcus decides it's time to change his life. However, his old associates won't let him go so easily.
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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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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Sheridan gives this a pacing and depth one doesn’t often find in “urban” product, though Jackson, reliving his own life traumas, is handily upstaged at every turn by Terrence Howard... Jun 28, 2022 Full Review Zadie Smith Daily Telegraph (UK) Tupac, you can sleep easy. Richard Pryor, watch out. Jan 17, 2018 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 1/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review James Croot The Post NZ Get Rich's story, inspired by Jackson's life, simply doesn't gel. Rated: 1.5/5 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Sheridan's surface vividness is applied around a vacuum Sep 1, 2009 Full Review Ethan Alter Film Journal International People behind the movie will no doubt get rich, but it's a shame they didn't try harder to make a better picture. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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FLWRS Y im not gonna lie, it was ok. Im glad 50 cent has progressed past this Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review HMF B I always enjoy watching 50 Cent do his thing. Though I don't know much of that world, I enjoyed the movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/25 Full Review boyler k Can not believe this movie is circa 17% on RT, brilliant movie, easy beats new jack city and up there with 8mile. All other reviews on the movie must had watched it on mute with their eyes close!!! Savage story!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/25 Full Review Arthur C Para quem é fá do cara realmente recomendo, para quem não o conhece muito pode ficar um pouco perdido, mas achei bem legal como é contada a historia de uns dos maiores rappers do mundo. 50cent é uma lenda viva Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Alan g A good movie 50cent plays his own life and does it very well. Worth a watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review prawnda s this is a good movie. however, rotten tomatoes has forced me to yet again write a review that is critical of their platform, not of the film itself. every time i am forced to retype this, it's understandably going to become a little less polite. [jesus christ. how many freshly typed reviews am i going to lose due to "something went wrong" error messages? im trying to write a positive review for the film. this platform is insane. i take the time to write reasonable reviews for so many films and shows, and it just says "oops, we accidentally lost all 4 paragraphs you just typed" upwards of 50% of the time. this time, it's even logged me out of the site so i have to log in again. i literally have to copy + paste the same review 3-4 times in a row, refreshing the page in between, for the site to accept the most benign and simple reviews. this is especially an issue with newer releases, but it happens on any page of the site regardless. if you are flagging something due to language, at least tell me so that i can make edits. i don't curse and i'm not bigoted or aggressive on here. if this is just a bug, then why do you take away the entire text box as soon as it happens? there is literally 0 excuse for this to be happening so often, it's flagrant censorship that's probably based on incredibly faulty AI given when it began happening, and i'm not the only user noticing it. people want to find a reliable, organic site for reviews, and it seems that the most major platforms have no intention of allowing that. ] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jim Sheridan

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50 Cent

Marcus

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Majestic

Walter Alza Jr.

Raoul

Serena Reeder

Katrina

Benz Antoine

Ray Wilmore

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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Love Will Get You Killed Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Love Will Get You Killed 2:12 Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - I Could Be Wrong, But I'm Right Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - I Could Be Wrong, But I'm Right 1:39 Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Where's the Money? Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Where's the Money? 1:38 Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Marcus Meets Bama Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Marcus Meets Bama 2:07 Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - I'm Pregnant Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - I'm Pregnant 1:28 Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Rules to Selling Crack Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Rules to Selling Crack 1:56 Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - I'll Never Let Her Go Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - I'll Never Let Her Go 2:10 Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Are You My Best Friend? Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - Are You My Best Friend? 2:10 Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - I'd Rather Die Like a Man Than Live Like a Coward Get Rich or Die Tryin': Official Clip - I'd Rather Die Like a Man Than Live Like a Coward 1:57 View more videos

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Synopsis After losing his mother to murder as a boy, Marcus (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) has little support in his life. He starts working for drug dealer Levar (Bill Duke) and his assistant (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). Although Marcus makes good money selling, his dream is to become a rapper. When he reunites with an old love (Joy Bryant) and is later shot numerous times during a robbery, Marcus decides it's time to change his life. However, his old associates won't let him go so easily.
Director
Jim Sheridan
Producer
Jimmy Iovine, Paul Rosenberg, Chris Lighty
Screenwriter
Terence Winter
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, MTV Films
Rating
R (Nudity|Drug Content|Pervasive Language|Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 9, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.0M
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Surround
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