Super 8

Release Date: Friday, June 10, 2011 Nationwide

Steven Spielberg, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, A.J. Michalka, J.J. Abrams, Noah Emmerich, Ron Eldard, Gabriel Basso

PG-13 Sci-Fi 1 hr, 52 m

  • 4.4

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Plot

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Plot
In 1979, after the Air Force closes a section of Area 51, all materials are transported to a secure facility in Ohio. A train carrying some of the materials derails during an accident and something escapes from one of the cargo cars. A group of kids making movies with their Super 8 cameras accidentally capture what escapes on film.
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The film's director J.J. Abrams last directed Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film's writer J.J. Abrams last wrote Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Director
J.J. Abrams
Screenwriter
Producers
J.J. Abrams
Steven Spielberg

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use
Runtime
1 hr, 52 m
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Language
English

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Super 8 Editing Room: All Clips Clip Image
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Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Shooting in Weirton, West Virginia

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Concept

The film was tagged as Concept. Unknown Status

Release Dates

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Super 8 was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 10, 2011 . in around 3,379 theaters There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including Judy Moody And The NOT Bummer Summer, Troll Hunter and Road to Nowhere.



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  • Added a running time of 112 minutes

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