8MM

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


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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

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Andrew Kevin Walker
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