Super 8

Super 8 (2011)

Genres - Mystery, Drama, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Action Thriller, Alien Film  |   Release Date - Jun 9, 2011 (USA - Limited), Jun 10, 2011 (USA)  |   Run Time - 112 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

Writer/director J.J. Abrams teams with producer Steven Spielberg for this period sci-fi thriller set in the late '70s, and centering on a mysterious train crash in a small Ohio town. Summer, 1979: a group of young friends are filming a Super-8 movie when a pickup truck derails a speeding train. When the locals start to disappear and even the inquisitive deputy can't come up with answers, suspicions emerge that the incident was anything but an accident. As the truth finally begins emerge, no one is prepared to learn what now stalks the unsuspecting citizens of this once quiet community. Kyle Chandler and Elle Fanning star.

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Keywords

film-crew, pre-teen, train-disaster

Attributes

High Budget, High Production Values