Bodied (2017)

Directed by

Joseph Kahn

Genre

drama film, musical film, comedy drama

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 134 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A graduate student writing a thesis on battle rap gets pulled into the scene and starts competing himself. The film blends humor with sharp commentary on race, language, and political correctness.

fast-pacededgyconfrontationalfunnysatiricalintenseunflinching

What happens

Bodied is a 2017 American battle rap comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Kahn, written by Alex Larsen and produced by Eminem, his manager Paul Rosenberg, and Adi Shankar. The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It stars Calum Worthy as Adam, a graduate student who becomes a competitive battle rapper after becoming immersed in the scene while working on his graduate thesis on the subject. At the Toronto International Film Festival, the film won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness. It also won Fantastic Fest's 2017 Audience Award. In January 2018, YouTube Red announced it had acquired exclusive streaming rights, with a limited theatrical release beginning on November 2, 2018. Upon the film's release, it received generally positive reviews from critics who praised its humour and meaningful exploration of certain dark themes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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