8MM

8MM

1999

Director Joel Schumacher's mysterious thriller pulls no punches. When a widow hires private eye Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) to determine whether a snuff film in her late husband's possession was faked or real, Welles descends into an abyss of evil that he can't shake. With porn-bookstore clerk Max California (Joaquin Phoenix) as his guide, Welles is drawn deeper into this malevolent world, and what he finds could cost him his sanity and his soul.

If you dance with the devil, the devil don't change, the devil changes you!

JBscale
33
Poor

Film Detail

Genre
Thriller - Crime
Length
2 hrs. 3 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 26, 1999
US Box Office
$36,283,504 (#2469 of 7372)
Global Office
$96,618,699 (#1710 of 4299)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Strong Perverse Sexuality, Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Columbia Tristar
Released
July 20, 1999
Acquired Date
December 27, 2005
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
August 8, 2011

Actors

Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix
James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini
Peter Stormare
Peter Stormare
Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener
Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald
Chris Bauer
Chris Bauer
Myra Carter
Myra Carter
Amy Morton
Amy Morton
Jenny Powell
Jenny Powell
Jack Betts
Jack Betts
Anne Gee Byrd
Anne Gee Byrd
Luis Oropeza
Luis Oropeza
Rachel Singer
Rachel Singer
Don Creech
Don Creech
Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus

Directors

Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher

Producers

Judy Hofflund
Judy Hofflund
Gavin Polone
Gavin Polone
Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher

Writers

Andrew Kevin Walker
Andrew Kevin Walker

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User Reviews

  • 8.8.2011 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Rotten
24%
Tomatometer
84 votes
RT Stale
52%
Popcornmeter
2,746 votes
METASCORE
21
20 votes
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
146,132 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media