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8MM (1999)

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Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener

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

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56% liked it
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22% liked it
78 critics

R, 123 min.
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Release Date: Feb 26, 1999
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001

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1 day ago
The theme of the movie was summed up in a line in the movie, and I felt like the creators were spoon-feeding it to me directly. I may be paraphrasing, but it went something like this:

"When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn't change; the dev... (read more)
3 days ago
Shocking to say the least!
6 days ago
Very harsh and hard to watch. Not a typical feeling for me when watching movies. This one i guess so realistic somehow.
9 days ago
the spanish version is way better.
12 days ago
again, saw it and don't remebember it. Is it a Nicolas Cage thing?

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1134 days ago
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Director Joel Schumacher aims for a psychological depth that the script can't sustain.
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3653 days ago
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.
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