Super 8
Taste attributes: mysteryscience fictionthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalactionfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"It Arrives."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is breakneck, inventive and polished. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no accident, as a series of unexplained events and disappearances soon follows. Deputy Jackson Lamb, the father of one of the kids, searches for the terrifying truth behind the crash.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Mystery
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Bad Robot
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
