8MM vs Forgotten
Forgotten has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for 8MM). Forgotten is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 3m. 8MM is the older of the two (1999 against 2017). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
8MM
Forgotten| 8MM | Forgotten | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joel Schumacher | Jang Hang-jun |
| Main cast | Norman Reedus, Chris Bauer, Peter Stormare, Amy Morton, Joaquin Phoenix | Kim Moo-yul, Moon Sung-keun, Kang Ha-neul, Na Young-hee, Nam Myung-ryeol |
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.
Forgotten
Seoul, South Korea, 1997. When the young but extremely anxious student Jin-seok, his parents and his successful older brother Yoo-seok move to a new home, mysterious and frightening events begin to happen around them, unexplained events that threaten to ruin their seemingly happy lives. Unable to understand what is happening, Jin-seok wonders if he is losing his mind.