Overview:
In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no accident, as a series of unexplained events and disappearances soon follows. Deputy Jackson Lamb, the father of one of the kids, searches for the terrifying truth behind the crash.| Status: | Released (2011-06-08) |
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| Awards: | 11 wins & 70 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $127,004,179 |
| Screen: | J.J. Abrams |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Bad Robot |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 518627: Joel Courtney - Joe Lamb
- 18050: Elle Fanning - Alice Dainard
- 518628: Riley Griffiths - Charles Kaznyk
- 3497: Kyle Chandler - Jackson Lamb
- 11315: Noah Emmerich - Nelec
- 113926: AJ Michalka - Jen Kaznyk
- 456066: Ryan Lee - Cary McCarthy
Crews
- 15344: J.J. Abrams - Director - Directing
- 15344: J.J. Abrams - Producer - Production
- 28977: Bryan Burk - Producer - Production
- 15344: J.J. Abrams - Writer - Writing
- 488: Steven Spielberg - Producer - Production
- 15347: Michael Giacchino - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 58911: Krista Bell - Stunt Double - Crew
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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Unsuccessful children movie trying to follow the tradition of The Goonies or E.T. from overrated J.J. Abrams. Tons of money are wasted on FX trying to hide a weak story and a set of terrible dialogues supposedly coming from children that are totally overacted and annoyingly always ....
Continue reading ->Gimly
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I kind of liked the making-a-movie-within-the-movie aspect of _Super 8_ a lot more than the chief plot with the monster and the train and the badman government and the blah blah blah. Which isn't ideal, but saying that obviously means I liked something about it. _Final rating:★★½ ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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And I just knew then that I was there, that I existed. Super 8 is written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It stars Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Ron Eldard and Riley Griffiths. Music is scored by Michael Giacchino and cinematography by Larry Fong. The film tells the st ....
Continue reading ->Peter McGinn
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Sometimes I feel like my interests and taste really follow the road less traveled. This is to say that Super 8 surprised me by becoming one of my Favorite.Movies.Ever. There I said it. It seems to merge genres slightly: science fiction, of course, a bit of coming of age, a slice o ....
Continue reading ->tmdb45226627
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Film of the events of a group of boys who enjoy filming with super 8. Their aim is to make a film since they love the magic of cinema. At first the train wreck is more scenic than realistic. Both the plot at certain points and the setting are very reminiscent of the Stranger Things s ....
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