Crossover (2006)

Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

Summary: Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.

Release Date: November 29, 2002

Genres: Music, Documentary

Director: Paul Justman

Writers: Walter Dallas

, Ntozake Shange

, Alan Slutsky

Runtime: 1 h 48 min

MPAA: E

Production: Artisan Entertainment, Rimshot, Elliott Scott Productions

Distributor: Artisan Entertainment, Lightning Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 1,722,119

International: $ 622,137

8 Mile (2002)

Summary: Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.

Release Date: November 08, 2002

Genres: Drama, Music

Director: Curtis Hanson

Writer: Scott Silver

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: 18A

Production: Imagine Entertainment, Interscope Films, Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG

Distributor: Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, Germany

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 41,000,000

Domestic: $ 116,750,901

International: $ 126,124,177

Hardball (2001)

Summary: A gambling addict and ticket scalper living an aimless life reluctantly agrees to coach a Little League team from the Chicago projects as part of a loan agreement.

Release Date: September 14, 2001

Genres: Drama, Sport

Director: Brian Robbins