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No dream is too B.I.G. - Notorious
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Title: Notorious

Release Date: 16 Jan 2009

Runtime: 2h 2m

Genre: Music, Drama, History

Director: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Production Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Overview: "Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."

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Average Vote: 6.9 (718 votes)

Cast

  • Christopher 'Biggie' Wallace: Jamal Woolard
  • Sean 'Puffy' Combs: Derek Luke
  • Lil' Kim: Naturi Naughton
  • Tupac "2Pac" Shakur: Anthony Mackie
  • Faith Evans: Antonique Smith
  • Voletta Wallace: Angela Bassett
  • Lil Cease: Marc John Jefferies
  • Suge Knight: Sean Ringgold
  • Biggie (age 8-13): C.J. Wallace
  • Damion 'D-Roc' Butler: Dennis L.A. White
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