8 Mile vs Given
Given has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.1/10 for 8 Mile). Given is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 51m. 8 Mile is the older of the two (2002 against 2020). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
8 Mile
Given| 8 Mile | Given | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Animation, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | Hikaru Yamaguchi |
| Main cast | Michael Shannon, Taryn Manning, Omar Benson Miller, Brittany Murphy, Eminem | Takuya Eguchi, Yuma Uchida, Masatomo Nakazawa, Shogo Yano, Shintaro Asanuma |
Synopsis
8 Mile
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.
Given
Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.