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Super 8
2011
· Movie
· 112 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2217
- IMDb #2119
- Google retired #2591
- Rotten Tomatoes #1799
- Metacritic #1320
- Letterboxd #2081
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1918
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2104
- Metacritic Critics #1260
- Metacritic Audience #1490
- Criticker #1810
- Douban #2107
- Kinopoisk #3909
- AlloCiné #1401
- Trakt #2006
Every rating
48–81
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 48, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the summer of 1979, a group of young friends are filming a homemade zombie movie with a Super 8 camera when they witness a catastrophic train derailment. They soon suspect the event was not an accident as unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to plague their small Ohio town. The U.S. Air Force quickly quarantines the area, and the kids realize something terrifying escaped from the train—something not of this world—and they are the only ones with the clues to stop it.
Details
- Director
- J.J. Abrams
- Writer
- J.J. Abrams
- Released
- 9 June 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $260.1M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 58 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 75 →17 wins from 75 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| 2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Visual Effects | Nominee | |
| 2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Action Movie | Nominee | |
| 2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Sound | Nominee | |
| 2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| 2012 MTV Movie Awards 2012 | Breakthrough Performance | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| 10th Annual TSR Awards 2011 | Actress of the Year (Multiple Roles) | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| 10th Annual TSR Awards 2011 | Best Visuals: Special Effects | Nominee | |
| 17th Empire Awards 2011 | Best Female Newcomer | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
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2011 BAM Awards
16 nominations, 6 won
| Best Original Screenplay | J. J. Abrams | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Child Actor in a Leading Role | Joel Courtney | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Child Actor in a Supporting Role | Ryan Lee | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Child Actress in a Leading Role | Elle Fanning | Winner |
| Best Score | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing/Mixing | Winner | |
| Best Cast | Nominee | |
| Best Cinematography | Larry Fong | Nominee |
| Best Costumes | Nominee | |
| Best Director | J. J. Abrams | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Nominee | |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee | |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Youth Ensemble | Nominee |
38th Saturn Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | J. J. Abrams | Winner |
| Best Music | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Joel Courtney | Winner |
| Best Editing | Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Nominee | |
| Best Special Effects | Nominee | |
| Best Writing | J. J. Abrams | Nominee |
4th Annual Coming of Age Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Larry Fong | Winner |
| Best Newcomer | Joel Courtney | Winner |
| Special Soundtrack | Winner |
2011 Scream Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Science Fiction Movie | Winner | |
| Best Scream-Play | J. J. Abrams | Winner |
| Best Director | J. J. Abrams | Nominee |
| Breakout Performance — Female | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Holy Sh!t Scene Of The Year | The Train Crash | Nominee |
| The Ultimate Scream | Nominee |
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Ensemble Acting | Winner | |
| Best Editing | Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
| Best Youth Performance — Female | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Youth Performance — Male | Joel Courtney | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performance — On Camera | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood, Steve Slanec, Cheryl Nardi, Richard Quinn, Stuart McCowan, Brad Semenoff, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | Winner |
| Music in a Feature Film | Nominee | |
| Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight Award | Elle Fanning | Winner |
2011 Teen Choice Awards
6 nominations
| Choice Hissy Fit | Bruce Greenwood | Nominee |
| Choice Male Breakout Star | Joel Courtney | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Chemistry | Gabriel Basso, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer | Riley Griffiths | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominee |
2011 Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
| Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ben Burtt, Mark Ulano, Matthew Wood, and Tom Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Dennis Muren, Kim Libreri, Paul Kavanagh, Russell Earl | Nominee |
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Action Movie | Nominee | |
| Best Sound | Nominee | |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee | |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
33rd Young Artist Awards
4 nominations
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor | Joel Courtney | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film — Supporting Young Actor | Zach Mills | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Ensemble Cast | Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Riley Griffiths, Gabriel Basso and Britt Flatmo | Nominee |
YouReviewer Awards
3 nominations
| Best Supporting Actress | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee | |
| Breakthrough Actor | Joel Courtney | Nominee |
10th Annual TSR Awards
2 nominations
| Actress of the Year (Multiple Roles) | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Visuals: Special Effects | Nominee |
17th Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Female Newcomer | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominee |
SFX Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | J. J. Abrams | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee |
2012 MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Performance | Elle Fanning | Nominee |
48th Annual CAS Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Mixing | Nominee |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |