8MM (1999)
Directed by Joel Schumacher · 123 min · Thriller, Crime, Mystery
14.6 TOPICAL score · #5,086 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
8MM (1999, directed by Joel Schumacher) has a TOPICAL score of 14.6 - ranked 5,086 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 23% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 21. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (2,403 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
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- Critics23% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 21
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (2,403 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read65,889 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Nicolas Cage (actor #197), Joaquin Phoenix (actor #74), James Gandolfini (actor #980), Peter Stormare (actor #866)