The Eighth Day (1996) Reviews & Ratings

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The Eighth Day reviews

The Eighth Day holds a 7.3/10 average from 321 TMDB ratings.

This movie quietly exposes how isolating modern life can be. The contrast between structured, “successful” loneliness and socially excluded loneliness is handled in such a subtle but powerful way. It never lectures you — it just shows you small, human moments that slowly build into something heartbreaking. I found myself thinking about the characters like real people long after the credits rolled. Not an easy watch…
— deepkino

An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.

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