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8MM

R
Movie
1999
2h 3m
English
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
Rating
WATCHMODE
6.4
IMDB
8MM (1999) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
23

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Nicolas Cage
Tom Welles
Joaquin Phoenix
Max California
James Gandolfini
Eddie Poole
Peter Stormare
Dino Velvet
Anthony Heald
Daniel Longdale
Chris Bauer
George Higgins
Myra Carter
Mrs. Christian
Amy Morton
Janet Mathews
Norman Reedus
Warren Anderson
Jenny Powell
Mary Ann Mathews
Luis Oropeza
Archive Director
Don Creech
Mr. Anderson
John Robb
Porn Dealer
Devan Brown
Flea Market Woman
Doris Brent
Machine's Mother
Directed By: Joel Schumacher
Written By: Andrew Kevin Walker

Featured Comments/Tips

Haxe13 says...
2 months ago
8mm isn’t for the faint-hearted, but for those brave enough to step into cinema’s shadowy corners, it’s an 8/10 thrill that proves even the ugliest truths can’t stay buried forever. Watch it for Cage’s intense performance, stay for the gut-punch of a story, and remember: sometimes curiosity doesn’t just kill the cat—it drags it down with you.
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_kenpark says...
11 months ago
Watching it one more time, now as a father of a daughter, means much more. "save me". Watching it as a teen, showed me how many porn types there are. But watching it many years later, it shows me completely different meaning..... I like Nicolas Cage's acting in these years more than nowadays. He plays well his part except the action face lol. He is very good in drama parts. This move shows drama, thriller, action. I am planning to re-watch "8 mm 2" this week.
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Narate says...
4 years ago
>"There are some things that you see, and you can't unsee them. Know what I mean?" This movie is dark. When I found out this was by the same writer that wrote for Se7en, I knew I had to watch it. especially since Joel Schumacher just passed away (RIP). Not near as good as Se7en, but worth it just to see Nicolas Cage freak out and James Gandolfini get pissed.
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jarvis-8243417 says...
5 years ago
“You dance with the Devil…” Director Joel Schumacher’s 8MM is a gritty crime drama that goes to some very dark places. Private investigator Tom Welles gets caught up in the seedy world of underground pornography while trying to authenticate a “snuff film.” The cast is quite interesting, and includes Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, Peter Stormare, and Catherine Keener. Schumacher does a good job at building the mystery and intrigue as the investigation goes deeper and deeper. However, the story takes a strange turn in the final act that changes the tone of the film. There are a few aspects of 8MM that don’t work, but overall it’s an interesting character drama with a captivating mystery.
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Featured User Reviews

SOL1DUSFOX
7/10  10 months ago
First of all, let's get this straight, this film is made in 1999. In that year, the illegal media industry was different than nowdays. Nowdays, you can find dark weird stuff on facebook. All you have to do is click "yes, I'd like to see" before watching them. Well done Mark Zuckerberg. Anyways, back More
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Wuchak
6 years ago
Into the perverse underworld of smut, S&M and snuff films

RELEASED IN 1999 and directed by Joel Schumacher, "8MM" chronicles events when a private investigator (Nicolas Cage) is hired by an aged wealthy woman whose husband recently passed away. A snuff film was found in his safe and she wants to More
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tmdb44006625
6 years ago
8MM probably only got greenlit due to the success of Se7en. Like Se7en, 8MM explores the existence of people who are simply pure evil while the main character wants to know why they are like this. 8MM doesn't provide many answers but it also isn't thematically complex. It follows a standard whodunit More
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GenerationofSwine
one year ago
Joel Schumacher does it again. Look into how this film was made, what went into it, the intended directors, the intended stars, the intended budget.

It started as a low budget "Dark and Gritty" film that was going to be "hand held" and star Russel Crowe and be directed by David Fincher... that w More
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