# Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

> A hardened young drug dealer risks everything to exchange street power for a future as a rap artist.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5177

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Music
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Cast: 50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Ashley Walters, Tory Kittles
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430308/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, tense, angry, hip hop movie night, crime drama marathon

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