8MM vs Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.5/10 for 8MM). Eastern Promises is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 3m. 8MM is the older of the two (1999 against 2007). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
8MM
Eastern Promises| 8MM | Eastern Promises | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2007 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joel Schumacher | David Cronenberg |
| Main cast | Norman Reedus, Chris Bauer, Peter Stormare, Amy Morton, Joaquin Phoenix | Tatiana Maslany, Vincent Cassel, Viggo Mortensen, Jerzy Skolimowski, Donald Sumpter |
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.
Eastern Promises
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
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