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| Directed by | Joseph Kahn |
| Screenplay by | Alex Larsen |
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| Cinematography | Matt Wise |
| Edited by | Chancler Haynes |
| Music by | Brain & Melissa |
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Running time | 121 minutes[3] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million[4] |
| Box office | $100,116[5] |
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.[6] The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] 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.[6]
At the Toronto International Film Festival, the film won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness.[7] 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.[8]
Upon the film's release, it received generally positive reviews from critics who praised its humour and meaningful exploration of certain dark themes.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (17 January 2018). "YouTube Red Acquires 'Bodied' Battle-Rap Parody Film From Eminem, Joseph Kahn".
- ^ "Exclusive: Joseph Kahn's 'Bodied' to Hit Theaters in November Thanks to NEON". Collider. 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Toronto Film Review: 'Bodied'". Variety, September 8, 2017.
- ^ Brooks, Brian (2 November 2018). "Lucas Hedges Is 'Boy Erased'; Rosamund Pike & Jamie Dornan Top 'A Private War' – Specialty B.O. Preview".
- ^ "Bodied (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c "‘Bodied’ Review: Eminem-Produced Satire Is the Most Subversive Hip-Hop Movie Ever — TIFF". Indiewire, September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Toronto: 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' Captures Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 17, 2017.
- ^ Spangler, Todd. "YouTube Red Acquires ‘Bodied’ Battle-Rap Parody Film From Eminem, Joseph Kahn", Variety, Los Angeles, 17 January 2018. Retrieved on 08 April 2018.