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8MM (1999)

"You can't prepare for where the truth will take you."

6.5/10 2h 3m Feb 26, 1999
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.

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Movie Details

Original Title 8MM
Original Language EN
Budget $40,000,000
Revenue $96,618,699
Status Released
Popularity 3.0

Cast

Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Tom Welles
Popularity: 4.8
Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix
Max California
Popularity: 2.6
James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini
Eddie Poole
Popularity: 1.5
Peter Stormare
Peter Stormare
Dino Velvet
Popularity: 4.9
Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald
Longdale
Popularity: 0.8
Chris Bauer
Chris Bauer
Machine
Popularity: 2.4
Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener
Amy Welles
Popularity: 2.1
Myra Carter
Myra Carter
Mrs. Christian
Popularity: 0.4
Amy Morton
Amy Morton
Mrs. Mathews
Popularity: 3.7
Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus
Warren Anderson
Popularity: 6.2
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Jenny Powell
Mary Ann Mathews
Popularity: 0.4
Anne Gee Byrd
Anne Gee Byrd
Senator
Popularity: 1.5

Key Crew

Director Joel Schumacher
Producer Joel Schumacher, Judy Hofflund, Gavin Polone
Editor Mark Stevens
Writer Andrew Kevin Walker
Executive Producer Joseph M. Caracciolo

Production

Global Medien KG
DE
Hofflund/Polone
Columbia Pictures
US

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Keywords

new york city pornography underground loss of loved one sex shop obsession investigation porn actor snuff sadomasochism child pornography private investigator los angeles, california subculture missing person bdsm snuff film

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 7/10
Apr 29, 2018

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 ... Read more

tmdb44006625 5/10
Mar 9, 2019

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 ... Read more

Andre Gonzales 6/10
Mar 17, 2023

Another one of Nicholas Cage's crazy movies. Like all the rest of his movies, this one was good too.

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Details
Release Date February 26, 1999
Runtime 2h 3m
Budget $40,000,000
Revenue $96,618,699
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 3.0
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