Super 8

Late 1970s Ohio, summer dusk, a camera clicks. A group of young friends witness a train crashing, their town unraveling, as unexplained events unfold. Abrams revisits a nostalgic era of sci-fi.

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J.J. Abrams directed Super 8 in 2011. See J.J. Abrams's full filmography, where to start with J.J. Abrams, or where to go after you've seen everything by J.J. Abrams.

Super 8 was released in 2011 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 112 minutes.