Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- gritty
- tense
- angry
- hip hop movie night
- crime drama marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually vivid and occasionally gripping but too derivative and dramatically underdeveloped to make its rags-to-riches story resonate.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Marcus turns away from drug dealing and street violence while pursuing a career as a rapper.
The film draws loosely on 50 Cent’s life experiences and casts him as the aspiring rapper Marcus.
Marcus’s passion for rap becomes an alternative to his inner-city drug-dealing life.
The plot centers on drug dealing, street gangs, attempted murder, and the pressures of the inner city.
Films like Get Rich or Die Tryin', and why
8 Mile
shared semi autobiographical rise from street crime to rap music, urban crime drama, and music-industry ambition
Hustle & Flow
shared gritty urban crime world, rappers and musicians pursuing artistic escape, and themes of poverty and self-invention
Notorious
shared music-driven coming of age narrative, inner-city hardship, and the struggle to convert street experience into artistic ambition
Goodfellas
shared crime-centered rise-and-fall structure, street violence, drug dealing, and morally conflicted ambition
Movie Details
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Release Date
- 2005-11-09
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1078)
Cast
- 50 Cent
- Joy Bryant
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
- Omar Benson Miller
- Terrence Howard
- Viola Davis
- Ashley Walters
- Tory Kittles
- Marc John Jefferies
- Sullivan Walker
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Essential, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Get Rich or Die Tryin' about?
- A hardened young drug dealer risks everything to exchange street power for a future as a rap artist.
- What is Get Rich or Die Tryin' like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Get Rich or Die Tryin' as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Get Rich or Die Tryin' violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Get Rich or Die Tryin' as brutal.
- What did critics think of Get Rich or Die Tryin'?
- Critics broadly found the film visually vivid and occasionally gripping but too derivative and dramatically underdeveloped to make its rags-to-riches story resonate.
- Which films are like Get Rich or Die Tryin'?
- Films with a similar feel include 8 Mile, Hustle & Flow, Notorious, and Goodfellas.
- How long is Get Rich or Die Tryin'?
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Get Rich or Die Tryin'?
- In United States, Get Rich or Die Tryin' streams on Paramount Plus Essential, Starz Apple TV channel.
