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8MM (1998)

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Reviews Counted:448

Fresh:248

Rotten:200

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: Its sadistic violence is unappealing and is lacking in suspense and mystery.

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Nicholas Cage plays Tom Welles, a straight-laced surveillance specialist. His innocent, naive world begins to unravel when he is hired by the widow of an industrialist to investigate what she has... Nicholas Cage plays Tom Welles, a straight-laced surveillance specialist. His innocent, naive world begins to unravel when he is hired by the widow of an industrialist to investigate what she has shockingly discovered in her late husband's safe. It appears to be a snuff film of a young girl being murdered. In order to discover the truth, he must enter the city's seedy underworld, guided by porn-store clerk Max California (Joaquim Phoenix, LADDER 49). [More]

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Peter Stormare, Anthony Heald, Chris Bauer

Director: Joel Schumacher

Director: Joel Schumacher
Screenwriter: Andrew Kevin Walker
Producer: Joel Schumacher, Judy Hofflund, Gavin Polone
Composer: Mychael Danna

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