8MM vs Cure
Cure has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.5/10 for 8MM). Cure is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 3m. Cure is the older of the two (1997 against 1999). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
8MM
Cure| 8MM | Cure | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 1997 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joel Schumacher | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Main cast | Norman Reedus, Chris Bauer, Peter Stormare, Amy Morton, Joaquin Phoenix | Ren Osugi, Denden, Yoriko Doguchi, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara |
Synopsis
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.
Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.