Jennifer Eight

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Jennifer Eight

R

Released Nov 6, 1992

2h 7m

Mystery & Thriller

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After discovering his wife's adultery, Los Angeles detective John Berlin (Andy Garcia) relocates to recover and work alongside old friend Freddy Ross (Lance Henriksen) in the peaceful small town of Eureka, Calif. When a severed hand is found in a garbage dump, John realizes it belongs to a missing blind woman and connects it to six similar murders. Fearing the next to die will be Helena Robertson (Uma Thurman), the blind roommate of the last victim, John tries to protect her and find the killer.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Somebody should have taken a hard look at the screenplay and decided that it wasn't finished.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Title notwithstanding, here’s a murder-mystery that avoids being completely by-the-numbers, even if it ultimately fails to fulfill its immense promise.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 8, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Queer.Horror.Movies.

The film is worth recommending thanks to Hall’s cinematography, as well as the relationship between Garcia's Berlin and Henriksen's Freddy. As a relic of a bygone Hollywood era when these films were common, Jennifer 8 remains an entertaining thriller

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 29, 2024

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Writer-director Bruce Robinson's ruthlessly oppressive and relentlessly impressive thriller offers a tried-and-true template of tough, terse mystery storytelling and compellingly realized character-driven complications to the film’s central investigation.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 28, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a slow and sluggish endeavor that contains, at its core, a tedious, hopelessly convoluted mystery...

Rated: 2/4

Oct 25, 2022

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Owen McNally

Hartford Courant

Because of its sometimes murky plot and lethargic pace, the film never delivers a real knockout punch as a thriller. It's more like a semi-thriller, at best, steeped in atmosphere but lacking in scary moments.

Apr 23, 2018

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Stephen C

Failure in 2 hours and 7 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $11,000,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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J H

Yet another case of style over substance. This movie is filled with implausibilities; my favorite involves the constant references to John Berlin as an old man. (Andy Garcia was 36 when he made this movie.) The script was written with Al Pacino in mind, and it wasn't changed when he passed. Avoid.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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Wink D

I’ve watched this movie many times. While it’s not spectacular it is reminiscent of the movies I grew up watching. I recommend watching at least one time

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/03/24

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B P

‘Jennifer 8’ Builds A Big Mystery. An atypical crime thriller that manages to get more right than wrong.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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KB B

It was okay but I'd never want to watch it again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Jelisije J

A film where the movie should have focused on the detective trying to catch the killer instead of romancing the witness who is blind.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Synopsis

After discovering his wife's adultery, Los Angeles detective John Berlin (Andy Garcia) relocates to recover and work alongside old friend Freddy Ross (Lance Henriksen) in the peaceful small town of Eureka, Calif. When a severed hand is found in a garbage dump, John realizes it belongs to a missing blind woman and connects it to six similar murders. Fearing the next to die will be Helena Robertson (Uma Thurman), the blind roommate of the last victim, John tries to protect her and find the killer.

Director: Bruce Robinson
Producer: Gary Lucchesi, David Wimbury
Screenwriter: Bruce Robinson
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 6, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.0M
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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