8 MM : Huit Millimetres

R · 1999 ‧ Thriller/Mystery ‧ 2h 3m
6.6/10 · IMDb 23% · Rotten Tomatoes 3.2/5 · Letterboxd
Private detective Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) lives a normal life with his wife (Catherine Keener) and young daughter, until he receives a startling new case. A widow named Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter) has found what appears to be a snuff film among...
Release date: February 26, 1999 (USA)
Director: Joel Schumacher
Box office: $96.6 million
Cinematography: Robert Elswit
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Is 8mm disturbing?
"8mm," directed by Joel Schumacher, plunges audiences into a disturbing world where morality is a luxury. Nicolas Cage's intense performance as a private investigator navigating the grim world of snuff films adds weight to the film.
What is 8mm about?
Private detective Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) lives a normal life with his wife (Catherine Keener) and young daughter, until he receives a startling new case. A widow named Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter) has found what appears to be a snuff film among her late husband's belongings, and she wants Welles to determine if the movie is real or fake. Welles heads to California, where a video store employee (Joaquin Phoenix) helps him infiltrate the dangerous and depraved world of illegal porn movies.
8 MM : Huit Millimetres / Film synopsis
Is 8mm a good movie?
8MM is technically proficient and strongly acted, but when it comes to staking out any moral or intellectual claims, it clearly isn't up to snuff. It deals with subject matter that holds your attention, even if it never frays your nerves as much as it could have. Poorly developed, 8mm is anything but a pretty picture.
How much is 8mm?
The conversion factor between millimeters and inches is 0.0393701, meaning that 1 millimeter is approximately equal to 0.0393701 inches. Therefore, 8 millimeters are approximately equal to 0.3149608 inches.
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A German–American production, the film stars Nicolas Cage as a private investigator who delves into the world of snuff films. Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, ...
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A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path.
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Private detective Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) lives a normal life with his wife (Catherine Keener) and young daughter, until he receives a startling new case.