If you loved The Vast of Night, try Super 8

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Mystery / Science Fiction / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Vast of Night, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Super 8 is

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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