Super 8
Super 8 movie synopsis
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a 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.
Read the full Super 8 movie synopsis from IMDB here.
- Director: J.J. Abrams
- Writers: J.J. Abrams
- Release Date: 5th August 2011
- Main Cast: Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka, Kyle Chandler
- Certificate Rating: 12A
- Runtime: 112 minutes

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Laurence's Review
After a run of successes for Mr. Jeffrey Jacob, better known as J. J. Abrams, including the T.V. shows Alias and Lost, followed by MI:3 and Star Trek, he directs this coming of age/alien movie, Super 8. He did good things with his producing contribution on Cloverfield, but has his alien adventure hit the mark too? Directing a movie with a scattering of obvious influences from other films such as Stand By Me, The Goonies and E.T...
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Henry's Review
Being an adult, I often find kid’s movies a bit of a gamble: on the one hand you may turn up aces with a gem like Despicable Me, yet there’s always that horrid chance a Last Airbender may creep in. Thankfully, director JJ Abrams has taken a tried and tested retro route with Super 8, reminiscing on the films of his teenage years.
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