Super 8
Super 8 is a 2011 American science fiction action thriller film directed by J. J. Abrams, set in 1979 Ohio, where a group of teenagers witnesses a train derailment while filming a homemade movie. The incident leads to a series of mysterious events and disappearances, prompting Deputy Jackson Lamb to unravel the truth behind the disaster.
ReleasedJun 9, 2011
Budget$50M
Box Office$260M
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1
Kyle Chandler
Jackson Lamb
11.6
2
Dale Dickey
Edie
10.9
3
Elle Fanning
Alice Dainard
7.7
4
Ron Eldard
Louis Dainard
3.2
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Caitríona Balfe
Elizabeth Lamb
2.6
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Richard T. Jones
Overmyer
2.2
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