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Super 8

It Arrives

Set in 1979, the film works hard to evoke the memories of popular kiddie movies from that era. A group of youngsters sneak out one night to film a scene for their Zombie movie, and witness a rather odd crash involving one of their teachers and a freight train. The Air Force descends on their town to investigate. Soon all the dogs in the area go missing, and other strange goings-on convince the kids that the Air Force has something big to hide. Naturally, being kids, they decide to investigate while keeping their parents in the dark ...

117 minutes, No persons under 10 (Language, Violence)
Detective/Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller.

Credits

Cast

Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Gabriel Basso, Zach Mills, Jessica Tuck, Joel McKinnon Miller

Director

J.J. Abrams

Screenplay

J.J. Abrams

Music

Michael Giacchino

Cinematography

Larry Fong

Editing

Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2011

Produced by

Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Bad Robot

SA Distributor

UIP

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Science fiction
Language	Infrequent, moderate
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Moderate
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Moderate use of alchohol and cigarettes
Comments	None
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

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Ratings

Scale (Max)

International Media

Box Office (USA)Todd Gilchrist Super 8 is at best a trip down memory lane, but it's also a reminder that we reminisce about the movies that inspired it not just because they came at a crucial time in our childhoods, because they were genuinely great. Unfortunately, this one isn't.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert here are really two movies here, one about the world of the kids and one about the expectations of the audience, and Super 8 leads a charmed life until the second story takes command.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Not quite as good as I was hoping for or equally on par with the filmmaker's brilliant version of Trek, Super 8 is still good, and an entertaining and fun time at the movies like they used to make them.

Metacritic.com40 critics

RottenTomatoes.com216 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer It may evoke memories of classic summer blockbusters a little too eagerly for some, but Super 8 has thrills, visual dazzle, and emotional depth to spare.

Movie Review Query Engine (USA)MRQE critics <img src=http://mrqe_histograms.s3.amazonaws.com/detailed-graph-6043.jpg?score=72>

Movie Review Intelligence (USA)50 critics

Internet (IMDB)31694 Netizens One of the great ones

Average .. 72%

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