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Super 8

Super 8

2011Movie⏱️ 1h 52mPG-13πŸ† #2627 Top Rated
ActionSci-FiThriller
⭐ 7
IMDB Rating
378,842 votes

During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.

Director
J.J. Abrams
Writers
N/A
Stars
Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler
Release Date
June 10, 2011
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ† 11
Wins
🎯 71
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 1,033
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 250K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning
as Alice Dainard
AJ Michalka
AJ Michalka
as Jen Kaznyk
Kyle Chandler
Kyle Chandler
as Deputy Jackson Lamb
Joel Courtney
Joel Courtney
as Joe Lamb
Jessica Tuck
Jessica Tuck
as Mrs. Kaznyk
Joel McKinnon Miller
Joel McKinnon Miller
as Mr. Kaznyk
Ryan Lee
Ryan Lee
as Cary
Zach Mills
Zach Mills
as Preston
Riley Griffiths
Riley Griffiths
as Charles Kaznyk
Gabriel Basso
Gabriel Basso
as Martin

πŸ’° Box Office

$260,095,986
Worldwide Gross
$127,004,179
Domestic Gross
$35,451,168
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
SDDS
Sound
Datasat
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
Dolby Surround 7.1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Weirton, West Virginia, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Bad Robot

🏷️ Keywords

train crashsmall townretroreference to e.t. the extraterrestrialpre teen

🎯 Categories

Conspiracy ThrillerActionSci-FiThriller

⭐ Featured Review

first 80 minutes : great!!! last 30 minutes : horrible!!!
by ghomeishy β€’ 2011-08-09
6/10

"I have never seen a movie which could be divided to two parts of "absolutely amazing" and "boring and childish". The first 80 minutes is awesome, I was shocked by how good this movie was as I had seen some bad reviews on IMDb but then the cheesy part kicked in and ruined the whole thing. First thing that comes in to everybody's mind when they see the first scenes is that this movie is so similar to et! The style is the same, the theme is the same, it even happens in the same era with the same kind of neighborhood which is kinda cool and nostalgic for my generation. S..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

As teenagers, J.J. Abrams and his friend Matt Reeves (director of Cloverfield (2008) were hired by Steven Spielberg to restore some of his Super 8 home movies.

πŸ“– Synopsis

During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.