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Super 8

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use.

PG-13 In Theaters 06/10/2011 , 112min.
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Plot & Details

In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction
  • Run Time: 112min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 06/10/2011
  • DVD Release Date: 11/22/2011
  • Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures
  • Director(s): J.J. Abrams
  • Starring: Kyle Chandler , Elle Fanning , AJ Michalka , Joel Courtney , Gabriel Basso
  • Themes: Mischievous Children,Unlikely Heroes,Small-Town Life
  • Tone: Atmospheric,Humorous,Poignant,Tense
  • Keywords: film-crew,pre-teen,train-disaster
  • Country of Origin: USA (06-10-2011)
  • Language: English