8MM (1999)

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You can't prepare for where the truth will take you.

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.

• Released: 1999-02-26
• Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
• Runtime: 2h 3m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 2,382 votes

Directed by Joel Schumacher.

Top cast

• Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles
• Joaquin Phoenix as Max California
• James Gandolfini as Eddie Poole
• Peter Stormare as Dino Velvet
• Anthony Heald as Longdale
• Chris Bauer as Machine
• Catherine Keener as Amy Welles
• Myra Carter as Mrs. Christian
• Amy Morton as Mrs. Mathews
• Norman Reedus as Warren Anderson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch 8MM

• United States: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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