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8MM (1999) -- A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.

Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   42,991 votes
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Director:
Joel Schumacher
Writer (WGA):
Andrew Kevin Walker (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 February 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
You can't prepare for where the truth will take you. more
Plot:
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Cage's Comic Earner
 (From WENN. 15 October 2002)

User Comments:
Fantastic!! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
8 Millimeter (USA) (working title)
8mm - Acht Millimeter (Germany)
Eight Millimeter (USA) (working title)
Sexy World (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong perverse sexuality and violence, and for strong language.
Runtime:
123 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #36153) | Singapore:PG (original rating) (heavily cut) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Belgium:KNT | Chile:18 | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:VM18 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Iceland:16 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec)

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Trivia:
The car belonging to Eddie Poole is a Stutz Blackhawk, a very rare high-status car of the 70's and 80's, owned by such luminaries as Elvis (he had five) and the Rat Pack. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Dino says to Machine to hold down Tom Welles in the storage, Machine takes at the same time a knife in his (left) hand, but in the following scene, when Tom resists and shouts at Dino, we see once again Machine taking a knife from the table, in order to threaten Tom again. more
Quotes:
Max California: [watching a video of Machine torturing a woman] Oh, he's a lover, man... definitely loves what he does for a living. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in I Am Legend (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Come To Daddy more

FAQ

What song plays in Machine's house?
What have critics said?
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24 out of 38 people found the following comment useful:-
Fantastic!!, 30 October 2002
8/10
Author: Mike Durham from Hayes, Middlesex, England

8MM was a very dark and powerful film featuring the seedy underground world of pornography and snuff movies. It was, to be frank, fantastic. Nic Cage, rapidly becoming one of my favourite actors, walks through with a disgusted air and even Joaquin Phoenix, who I've never been that impressed with, hit the nail as a porn shop manager

Deeply disturbing, yes. Highly compelling, yes. A good buy... you bet!

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