Movie

8MM

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

★ 6.5(2,283)19992h 3m

8MM is streaming on HBO Max in Belgium, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV and Amazon Video. Availability checked 15 June 2026.

Where to watch 8MM

🇧🇪 Belgium

Good to know

Director: Joel Schumacher
Release date: 1999-02-26
Runtime: 2h 3m
Language: English
Box office: $96,618,699
Budget: $40,000,000
Status: Released
Country: Germany
Studio: Global Medien KG
Part of: 8MM Collection

8MM — trailer

About 8MM

8MM is a 1999 movie in the Thriller, Crime and Mystery genres, directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix and James Gandolfini. It has a runtime of 2 hours 3 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 2,283 viewers. Below you can see where to watch 8MM in Belgium — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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.

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Tom Welles

Joaquin Phoenix

Max California

James Gandolfini

Eddie Poole

Peter Stormare

Dino Velvet

Anthony Heald

Longdale

Chris Bauer

Machine

Catherine Keener

Amy Welles

Myra Carter

Mrs. Christian

Amy Morton

Mrs. Mathews

Norman Reedus

Warren Anderson

Jenny Powell

Mary Ann Mathews

Anne Gee Byrd

Senator

Themes & keywords

new york citypornographyundergroundloss of loved onesex shopobsessioninvestigationporn actorsnuffsadomasochismchild pornographyprivate investigatorlos angeles, californiasubculturemissing person