8MM vs Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.5/10 for 8MM). Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 2h 3m. 8MM is the older of the two (1999 against 2008). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

8MM poster8MM1999 VS Ghost in the Shell 2.0 posterGhost in the Shell 2.02008
8MMGhost in the Shell 2.0
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.4/10
Year19992008
Length2h 3m1h 25m
GenresCrime, Mystery, ThrillerAction, Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country–Japan
DirectorJoel SchumacherMamoru Oshii
Main castNorman Reedus, Chris Bauer, Peter Stormare, Amy Morton, Joaquin PhoenixAkio Otsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Koichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Tessyo Genda

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.

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. Among a numerous enhancements, for the film's 2.0 release, were a number of scenes were overhauled with 3D animation, visual improvements, and soundtrack rerecorded in 6.1 surround sound.

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