8MM

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crime thriller film film neo-noir film

8MM is a 1999 neo-noir crime thriller film starring Nicolas Cage as a private investigator drawn into the dark underworld of illegal pornography.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crime thriller film → film → neo-noir film →
basedOnMedium	original screenplay →
centralTheme	illegal pornography → moral corruption → snuff films → vigilante justice →
characterRole	Catherine Keener as Amy Welles → James Gandolfini as Eddie Poole → Joaquin Phoenix as Max California → Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles → Peter Stormare as Dino Velvet →
cinematographyBy	Robert Elswit →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Joel Schumacher →
distributedBy	Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED →
distributorRegion	theatrical release in the United States →
editedBy	Mark Stevens →
filmingLocation	Los Angeles → Pennsylvania →
genre	crime → mystery → neo-noir → thriller →
hasSequel	8MM 2 →
leadActor	Nicolas Cage →
mainCharacterOccupation	private investigator →
mpaaRating	R →
musicBy	Mychael Danna NERFINISHED →
narrativeFocus	investigation of an alleged snuff film →
originalLanguage	English →
producer	Gail Katz NERFINISHED → Joel Schumacher →
productionCompany	Columbia Pictures → Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Co. Medien KG →
releaseDate	1999-02-26 →
releaseYear	1999 →
runtimeMinutes	123 →
screenwriter	Andrew Kevin Walker →
sequelReleaseYear	2005 →
setInPeriod	1990s →
starring	Anthony Heald NERFINISHED → Catherine Keener → Chris Bauer NERFINISHED → James Gandolfini → Joaquin Phoenix → Nicolas Cage → Peter Stormare →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew Kevin Walker →	notableWork
Andrew Kevin Walker →	wroteScreenplayFor