8 Mile vs Sing Street
Sing Street has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for 8 Mile). Sing Street is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 51m. 8 Mile is the older of the two (2002 against 2016). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
8 Mile
Sing Street| 8 Mile | Sing Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Curtis Hanson | John Carney |
| Main cast | Michael Shannon, Taryn Manning, Omar Benson Miller, Brittany Murphy, Eminem | Aidan Gillen, Mark McKenna, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy |
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.
Sing Street
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
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