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Super 8

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  • 72   Metascore
  • 2011
  • 1 hr 52 mins
  • Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Suspense
  • PG-13
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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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Cast & Crew See All

Elle Fanning
Alice Dainard
AJ Michalka
Jen Kaznyk
Kyle Chandler
Deputy Jackson Lamb

Featured Video

Super 8 (Clean Trailer)
Super 8 (Clean Trailer)
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2:17 Super 8 (Clean Trailer)

Trailers & Videos See All

Super 8 (Clean Trailer)
2:17
Super 8 (UK Trailer 1)
1:27
Super 8 (Imax Trailer)
0:55
Super 8: What Is Coming (TV Spot)
0:33
Super 8: Discover (TV Spot)
0:33
Super 8: Jersey (TV Spot)
0:33

Awards

  • 2011 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy - nominated
  • 2011 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Chemistry - nominated
  • 2011 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer - nominated
  • 2011 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Breakout: Male - nominated

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