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Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini

A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.

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R, 123 min.

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

Release Date: February 26, 1999

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001

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  • SirPant
    September 29, 2009
    SirPant
    A complete waste of an amazing cast!
  • briandeguelle
    April 27, 2009
    briandeguelle
    Very disturbing for a big budget movie.Left me shocked and sick when i watched this for the 1st time when it was release..
  • bradwest
    January 29, 2009
    bradwest
    Way over the top and off the mark shot at another Seven. Schumacher doesn't really know style or substance. Stick to commercials bub.
  • middleeasternfilms
    April 20, 2008
    middleeasternfilms
    I am not a Nicolas Cage fan by any means. That being said, this was an excellent film that takes Cage from being a sort-of pushover at the start of the film to an almost sadistic madman at the end trying to get to the bottom of a snuff film that has been proven to be real. Typica...( read more)l excellent performances by Phoenix, Stormare and Gandolfini highlight this lengthy (it seems longer than two hours) film about taboo pornography. Schumacher adds one of the best DVD commentaries I've heard as well.
  • QueenCityFilms
    March 6, 2008
    QueenCityFilms
    Cage at the start of a shitty decline in movies
  • Yelverton
    November 8, 2009
    Yelverton
    Sick film with an even sicker ending.
  • dadslilprincess4u
    November 1, 2009
    dadslilprincess4u
    I had to watch this for psychology class
  • aniacel
    October 31, 2009
    aniacel
    scaring and interesting
  • elainedonnelly
    October 22, 2009
    elainedonnelly
    good one for Nicholas Cage..
  • lopcar1993
    October 19, 2009
    lopcar1993
    You know mystery films are a dime a dozen these days almost everyone is trying to make the new L.A. Confidential but none of them seem to come even close to capturing the true feel and grittiness of that film or any other crime drama/mystery. But I'm happy to say that 8MM doe...( read more)s that, while not as great or well plotted as L.A. Confidential it does bring a certain flare and undeniable draw to it. Because once your in there's no way out to the end.



    8MM is something of an extreme rarity among films, it delves into the dark and cruel underworld of porn which few films have the real true guts to exploit or even show on screen(most of the time it's just mentioned more than shown.) But it's a real film, with a real story and real character's. It's not a overly hyped sex thriller that just use it's audacious sex scenes to cover up the foul-up's in it's plot and story. No. It uses the sex scenes as the main focal point that drives the story that makes it hard to stomach or even watch but it doesn't sugar coat the porn industry it brings it front and center and shows it for the sleazes bag industry it is. It's a very mysterious and highly watchable film(if you can stomach it.) Joel Schumacher finally makes a movie that I can enjoy and revel in as a mystery. 8MM is dark, foreboding, sadistic, smart, mysterious, highly enjoyable and most of all Ingenious.



    Nicholas Cage(who turns in a very good performance here.) Plays a P.I. hired by a recently widowed old lady to find out if a snuff film in her possession is real or fake. Nick Cage does great in this and makes his role as a P.I. and a new father very believable and makes it easier to sympathize with him a he travels down the dark path of sex and violence.
    Joaquin Phoenix(another class act in this.) Does good, but not as good as Cage. His character is very east to forget and is somewhat of a throwaway if it wasn't for his importance to the film' story I would have gotten ride of his character. But none the less Phoenix does very well here. All in all the cast holds up very nicely in this film and makes this a must see.




    8MM is not for everyone. It's brutal portrayal of sex and violence is hard to stomach if you can't handle it. I don't recommended it to everyone but if you do see it try and keep an open mind and not to dismiss it at first glance, truly is a great mystery film that is not to be cherished but respected for it's ballsy story and it's good performances. But none the less this isn't a great film, but it is good and probably one of Nick Cage's best. All in all 8MM is a film you want to watch.

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Critic Reviews

November 24, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Director Joel Schumacher aims for a psychological depth that the script can't sustain. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It is a real film. Not a slick exploitation exercise with all the trappings of depravity but none of the consequences. Not a film where moral issues are forgotten in the excitement of an action climax. full review

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  • browneyedcaligrl
    August 29, 2007
    browneyedcaligrl
    it was...interesting
    but very very good
    joaquin phoenix played a very good role in this
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