Release Date
June 10, 2011
DVD Release Date
November 22, 2011 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
J.J. Abrams
Writer
J.J. Abrams
Cast
Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Gabriel Basso, AJ Michalka
Studio
Running Time
112 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
J.J. Abrams, one of the better directors working today, and Steven Spielberg, one of the best directors of all time, collaborate for the first time for the nostalgic sci-fi thriller Super 8. An amalgam of Spielberg's and Abrams' styles, Super 8 is an entertaining popcorn flick, but sadly one that never reaches its potential. Full movie review »
