Fresh
I can't say I warmed to the results, but I was solidly held for the film's two hours.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
8MM
You can't prepare for where the truth will take you.
1999 · 2h 3m · R
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Joel Schumacher
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Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Joel Schumacher Director
- Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles
- Joaquin Phoenix as Max California
- James Gandolfini as Eddie Poole
- Chris Bauer as George Higgins
- Peter Stormare as Dino Velvet
- Anthony Heald as Daniel Longdale
- Catherine Keener as Amy Welles
- Myra Carter as Mrs. Christian
- Amy Morton Cast
- Norman Reedus Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A movie that keeps jumping the gate and finally unravels all over the floor.
Derek Elley, Variety
Rotten
Director Joel Schumacher aims for a psychological depth that the script can't sustain.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Want to know what happens when an A-list director and A-list movie star attach themselves to a direct-to-cable screenplay? This.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
An exploitation movie about an exploitation movie.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
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