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Creature feature with the same suburban setting and core of grief.
Overall6.8
Fear5.0
Atmos8.0
Gore1.0
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Super 8
2011 · PG-13 · 1h 52m
It arrives.
In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.
Plot summary via TMDB
Release & where to watch
- In theaters
- June 9, 2011
- Home release
- June 16, 2011
Curator Score
Based on 1 curator rating · How we score
Leans into atmosphere, light on gore.
Age suitability
Super 8 is rated PG-13. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating. It scored 3.0/10 for fear and 1.0/10 for gore, and carries no content warnings.
7.4Overall
Fear3.0
Gore1.0
Atmosphere8.8
Genres
adventurescience-fictiondramahorrorthriller
Tags
Subgenre
Tone
griefcharacter-driven
Setting
period-piecesuburban
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Details
Budget$50M
Box office$260.1M
Directed by
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Cinematography
Music
Starring
Joel Courtney as Joe Lamb · Elle Fanning as Alice Dainard · Riley Griffiths as Charles Kaznyk · Kyle Chandler as Jackson Lamb · Noah Emmerich as Nelec · AJ Michalka as Jen Kaznyk · Ryan Lee as Cary McCarthy · Ron Eldard as Louis Dainard
Production
Amblin Entertainment, Bad Robot, Paramount Pictures
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