The Washington Post
This is one of those films where the mystery is much better than the solution.
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8MM
Nicolas Cage leads this grisly crime mystery from director Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys) and the writer of Se7en, playing a private eye hired to determine the authenticity of a supposed snuff film. Co-stars Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix (Joker).
1999Rating: R18+, Medium level violence, Adult themes, Sexual references123 minsUSA, Germany
CrimeMysteryThriller
- Director:
- Joel Schumacher ('The Lost Boys', 'Falling Down', 'Batman & Robin')
- Writer:
- Andrew Kevin Walker
- Cast:
- Nicolas CageJoaquin PhoenixJames GandolfiniChris Bauer
8MM / Reviews
The New York Times
While watching this film, the star winces and cringes like someone who has never even seen Nicolas Cage strut through "Face/Off" or "Leaving Las Vegas" or "Wild at Heart" with worldly swagger.
Full reviewRoger Ebert
A dark, dank journey into the underworld of snuff films, undertaken by a private investigator who is appalled and changed by what he finds. It deals with the materials of violent exploitation films, but in a non-pornographic way; it would rather horrify than thrill.
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