8MM vs Primal Fear
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.5/10 for 8MM). 8MM is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 1999). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
8MM
Primal Fear| 8MM | Primal Fear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 1996 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Joel Schumacher | Gregory Hoblit |
| Main cast | Norman Reedus, Chris Bauer, Peter Stormare, Amy Morton, Joaquin Phoenix | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney |
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.
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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