8MM Collection

The 8mm Collection comprises two thriller films released between 1999 and 2005. The collection began with the 1999 film 8mm, directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker, which stars Nicolas Cage as a private investigator investigating snuff films. The collection continued in 2005 with 8mm 2, a direct-to-video thriller directed by J. S. Cardone and starring Johnathon Schaech and Lori Heuring. Although the title of 8mm 2 suggests a sequel to the original, it is a separate work with no narrative connection to the first film. The two films within the collection have a total runtime of 229 minutes and a total budget of $40 million, with a combined revenue of $96.6 million. 8mm has an IMDb rating of 6.6, while 8mm 2 received an IMDb rating of 4.5. The collection spans a period of six years, from its initial release in 1999 to the release of its second installment in 2005.