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1999 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

6.5/10

Rating

123 min

Runtime

1999

Release Year

Joel Schumacher

Director

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, Anthony Heald

Quick 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.

Full Plot Summary of 8MM

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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