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Notorious (2009) -- Jamal Woolard stars in the chronicle of rapper Notorious B.I.G.'s life.
Notorious (2009) -- Clip: Our minute is up
Notorious (2009) -- Interview: Jamal Woolard "On portraying Christopher Wallace"
Notorious (2009) -- This is the teaser trailer for Notorious, the Biggie Smalls biopic directed by George Tillman Jr.
Notorious (2009) -- This is some behind-the-scenes footage from Notorious, the Notorious B.I.G. biopic directed by George Tillman Jr.

Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   7,610 votes
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Director:
George Tillman Jr.
Writers (WGA):
Reggie Rock Bythewood (written by) and
Cheo Hodari Coker (written by)
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Release Date:
16 January 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Tagline:
No dream is too big more
Plot:
The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Never was a fan until now more (78 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled Notorious B.I.G. Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language, some strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity, and for drug content.
Runtime:
122 min | 128 min (unrated director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most of the film was adapted from the book, "Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G." by Cheo Hodari Coker. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the middle, when Biggie was crossing the street to talk to a woman, A Ford Crown Victoria stretch taxicab with the new NYC Taxi decals is seen. But Ford did not create a stretch Crown Victoria until 2002, And The new taxi decals were not used until mid-2007, 10 years after Biggie's death. more
Quotes:
Sean Combs: We can't change the world unless we change ourselves. more
Movie Connections:
References Above the Rim (1994) more

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52 out of 79 people found the following comment useful.
Never was a fan until now, 19 January 2009
8/10
Author: jessmix from United States

Back in the 90's as a teen, I never really got in to Biggie's music or lyrics. I never knew the correlation between he and all these artists like "Puff Daddy" Faith Evans, Lil Kim all came up together. I never understood how the East Coast West Coast feud got started.

This film gave me a new respect for Christopher Wallace. His intelligence and how he tied that in to his passion for music and lyrics. He had a dream as a child and in the end he achieved that dream of not just becoming a success as a performer, but a success as a father to his children, a good son to his mom, and a good man to himself.

I love that line in the move "If you wanna change the world, First you've got to change yourself"

Inspirational film, even if you're not a fan of his music or hip hop, you can still appreciate the story behind this man.

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