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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

...is a wonderful film, nostalgia not for a time but for a style of filmmaking, when shell-shocked young audiences were told a story and not pounded over the head with aggressive action.

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Cast & Crew

J.J. Abrams
Director
J.J. Abrams
Writer
Bruce Greenwood
As Cooper
Michael Giacchino
As Deputy Crawford
Glynn Turman
As Dr. Woodward
Greg Grunberg
As Sitcom Actor

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In the summer of 1979, a group of young friends witness a catastrophic train crash while filming a zombie movie on Super 8 film. As strange events and disappearances begin to occur in their town, they soon realize that something monstrous has escaped from the wreckage. With the help of their biology teacher, Dr. Woodward, they uncover a dark government secret and must fight to survive and uncover the truth. Directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg, Super 8 is a thrilling sci-fi adventure filled with mystery and action.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Super 8 include Coherence, The Prestige, Limitless, Knowing, The Invasion, Transcendence.

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Super 8 was released in theaters on June 10, 2011.