7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Super 8 (2011)
Super 8 (2011)
Overview
In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central narrative focuses on universal themes of childhood, grief, and friendship, with its portrayal of government secrecy and military intervention serving as a plot catalyst rather than a dominant ideological critique, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The movie includes visible diversity within its main group of friends, but it does not feature explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative primarily focuses on a coming-of-age story and a sci-fi mystery, without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
Super 8 does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a group of children, their family dynamics, and an alien encounter, without addressing queer identity in any capacity.
Super 8 does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative centers on a sci-fi mystery and coming-of-age story among a group of children in a small town, with no depiction of transgender experiences.
The film primarily focuses on a group of children, including female character Alice Dainard, who are not depicted as combatants. There are no scenes where a female character engages in or wins direct physical combat against one or more male opponents.
Super 8 is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, prior installments, or real-world history whose gender could have been altered.
Super 8 is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which character races could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.8
Critic Ratings
8.1
7.2
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