- Release Date: 1999
- Runtime: 123 min
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare ... see all
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- Plot: A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
User Reviews
Loses Fizz
Dec 30, 2008
froops72 - yahoo.com
Dec 30, 2008froops72 - yahoo.com
Yet another movie which starts off very well catches your interest and loses fizz at the climax. Watch if you don't have much to do.... Full review
8MM...A Good Movie.
Nov 16, 2008
mr.a911 - yahoo.com
Nov 16, 2008mr.a911 - yahoo.com
"you can't prepare for where the truth will take you", That's very right 8mm is right that kind of movie. the story is very good. and all the Actors Act Outstanding,, like Nicolas Cage,Joaquin Phoenix, and mostly Catherine Keener. Overall A... Full review
insulting
Jun 09, 2008
david_woods_ps2 - yahoo.com
Jun 09, 2008david_woods_ps2 - yahoo.com
this is truly the most disturbing and gross film ive ever seen in my life and should NEVER have been made!... Full review
A long drawn out dark story line
Mar 06, 2008
minutemanky - yahoo.com
Mar 06, 2008minutemanky - yahoo.com
This was a very slow moving movie that had a predictable ending. The plot was shallow and lacked the typical suspense of a dark story such as this. Nicholas Cage is capable of a much deeper role, I did not really... Full review
Disturbing As F---
Mar 05, 2008
eavery92 - yahoo.com
Mar 05, 2008eavery92 - yahoo.com
Ok first off wow. 8mm isn't just disturbing its really didturbing. I thought it was a really thrilling film but it was real depressing and real disturbing once again. It's only a film to watch once in your lifetime. If you... Full review
8MM
Dec 06, 2007
govtagent_2001 - yahoo.com
Dec 06, 2007govtagent_2001 - yahoo.com
I think this was nichlas cages best film to date and he really good job on the character I think this film kicked a***... Full review
Very gritty and dark
Nov 01, 2007
Kristine - imdb.com
Nov 01, 2007Kristine - imdb.com
When I watched 8 MM, I didn't know what to expect, but I noticed that Joel Schumacher directed it and I am a fan of his. Also it stars two other terrific actors like Nicholas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix, so... Full review
GOOD!!!
Sep 27, 2007
taniere5 - yahoo.com
Sep 27, 2007taniere5 - yahoo.com
I LOVE NICHOLAS CAGE!!! HE WAS AWESOME, THE MOVIE WAS GOOD, IT WASNT THE BEST IVE SEEN HIM IN! THE MOVIE KEPT ME ENTERTAINED, NOTHING TO SPECTACULAR, BUT WORTH VIEWING!! THE MOVIE WAS UNIQUE!!... Full review
Can I interest you in a battery-operated vagina?
Sep 14, 2007
mattlk13 - yahoo.com
Sep 14, 2007mattlk13 - yahoo.com
Considering that "Can I interest you in a battery-operated vagina?" would have to be the best line in the entire movie, " Hey! It's like a gas station, you pay before you pump." was not far behind. Overall this was an... Full review
One ugly Schu
Aug 09, 2007
coolidge1000 - yahoo.com
Aug 09, 2007coolidge1000 - yahoo.com
After "Batman & Robin", Schumacher's career was in shambles. Somehow, he got a talented cast to appear in this 8MM long turd. Nicolas Cage is fatally miscast as the private inspector who gets drawn in the world of hardcore porn. Joaquin... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Mar 09, 2009Fangoria
I think 8MM is his masterpiece and certainly, its evidence....MM is brilliant and on that note, Alexander is out.....To give away more about 8MM's downward spiraling narrative would be to rob you of the picture's mesmerizing power.....lines the hearts of most men, he thinks he's better than it.... ... Full Review
| Sep 11, 2008Urban Cinefile
Its worth pondering, by the way, why narrow-gauge (8MM) film is meant to be automatically sinister (blurry, grainy, illicit).
As always, there's an unpleasant smirk hidden somewhere in his performance, though mainly here he's impassively glum, like an angel of death whos been in the job too long.
... Full Review
| Mar 04, 2007eFilmCritic.com
But in its own right, the new Nicolas Cage thriller "8MM" is an excellent film.....And I suppose there is no form of redemption for making an awful movie;.... ... Full Review
| Jan 02, 2007eFilmCritic.com
reminded me of a parade of far better films:....What's repulsive about 8mm isn't what it shows us;....Anti-porn zealots should love 8mm , yet another conservative movie in disguise.....Man Bites Dog , a great obscure film from 1993, probed the stark pornography of murder in ways that were truly shocking;....All Cage has going for him is his decency and determination to crack the mystery..... ... Full Review
| Apr 13, 1999eFilmCritic.com
The real delight of 8mm, is the film score by Canadian Mychael Danna, which very effectively....originally succeeds at contributing constructively to the films narrative without too often falling into the temptation of existing musical cliches.....is perfectly cast in this psychological thriller which obviously attempts to attract a crossover mainstream and arthouse audience..... ... Full Review
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