8MM (1999)

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

Movie · 1999 · 2h 3m · Released · Rated R · Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Synopsis

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.

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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

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