It Arrives
| Cast |
Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Gabriel Basso, Zach Mills, Jessica Tuck, Joel McKinnon Miller |
| Director |
J.J. Abrams |
| Screenplay | J.J. Abrams |
| Music | Michael Giacchino |
| Cinematography | Larry Fong |
| Editing | Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2011 |
| Produced by | Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Bad Robot |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Language | Infrequent, moderate |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Moderate |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Moderate use of alchohol and cigarettes |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  Throwback to thrill rides of Spielberg | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople 'Vreemde' is nie altyd so vreemd | 10 |  |
| Cape Times Christy Lemire Blockbuster with a soul | 15 | |
| Box Office Todd Gilchrist Super 8 is at best a trip down memory lane, but it's also a reminder that we reminisce about the movies that inspired it not just because they came at a crucial time in our childhoods, because they were genuinely great. Unfortunately, this one isn't. | 8 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert here are really two movies here, one about the world of the kids and one about the expectations of the audience, and Super 8 leads a charmed life until the second story takes command. | 18 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs Not quite as good as I was hoping for or equally on par with the filmmaker's brilliant version of Trek, Super 8 is still good, and an entertaining and fun time at the movies like they used to make them. | 13 |  |
| Metacritic.com 40 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 216 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer It may evoke memories of classic summer blockbusters a little too eagerly for some, but Super 8 has thrills, visual dazzle, and emotional depth to spare. | 16 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 14 | |
| Movie Review Intelligence 50 critics | 16 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 31694 Netizens One of the great ones | 15 | |
Average .. 70% | 14 | |