Metacritic Movie Ratings
Get Rich or Die Tryin' Reviews

3.0

out of 100

Metascore^®
Mixed or average reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

75

out of 100

Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A film with a rich and convincing texture, a drama with power and anger.

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63

out of 100

Chicago Tribune
Sheridan's ensemble ensures that "Get Rich," the film, comes to life around the edges, if not at its center.

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60

out of 100

VarietyTodd McCarthy
Mildly engaging but very far from being for 50 Cent what "8 Mile" was for Eminem, this lurchingly structured story of survival against the odds looks to get off to a strong start thanks to the singer's large following.

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60

out of 100

The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
For all its biographical truth, Get Rich's journey into a ghetto of hustlers, gangstas and mindless violence is all too familiar.

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58

out of 100

Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Neither powerful nor interesting. It is a run-of-the-mill movie ''product'' developed as part of a 50 Cent marketing plan.

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50

out of 100

USA TodayClaudia Puig
Movie stardom is seductive, but 50 Cent and his fans will be best served if he sticks to to his day job.

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50

out of 100

Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
A motion picture with one foot in artistic expression and one in pulp fiction and commercialized violence. It wants the respect that goes with a quality production, but it can't resist providing the brutality and exploitation the film's core audience expects.

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50

out of 100

The New York TimesDana Stevens
The parts of Get Rich or Die Tryin' that feel most genuine have to do with friendship and family, rather than with criminal intrigue. But the movie ultimately lacks an emotional core. It will certainly make 50 Cent even richer, but it wouldn't have killed him to try a bit harder.

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