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6.8/10 • 6.7K

2011-06-081h 52m

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It arrives.

In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no accident, as a series of unexplained events and disappearances soon follows. Deputy Jackson Lamb, the father of one of the kids, searches for the terrifying truth behind the crash.

Directors
J.J. Abrams
Writters
J.J. Abrams
Editors
J.J. Abrams, Mary Jo Markey

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Joel Courtney

    Joel Courtney

    Joe Lamb

  2. Elle Fanning

    Elle Fanning

    Alice Dainard

  3. Riley Griffiths

    Riley Griffiths

    Charles Kaznyk

  4. Kyle Chandler

    Kyle Chandler

    Jackson Lamb

  5. Noah Emmerich

    Noah Emmerich

    Nelec

  6. AJ Michalka

    AJ Michalka

    Jen Kaznyk

  7. Ryan Lee

    Ryan Lee

    Cary McCarthy

  8. Ron Eldard

    Ron Eldard

    Louis Dainard

  9. Gabriel Basso

    Gabriel Basso

    Martin Read

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Andres Gomez

Dec 9, 2012

5/10

Unsuccessful children movie trying to follow the tradition of The Goonies or E.T. from overrated J.J. Abrams. Tons of money are wasted on FX trying to hide a weak story and a set of terrible dialogues supposedly coming from children that are totally overacted and annoyingly always shouting. You don't miss anything if you skip Super 8.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$50,000,000.00
Revenue
$260,100,000.00
Keywords
1970salientrain crashfirecrackersuper 8mm footageduringcreditsstingercomplexsuspensefulintenseamusedfamiliar