Movies Like Super 8 (2011)

Updated: September 14, 2024

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Super 8 Movie Information:

Directors:

J.J. Abrams

Stars:

Joel Courtney, Jessica Tuck, Joel McKinnon Miller, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills … (full cast)

(13) Movie Recommendations

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1. District 9 (2009)

   Synopsis/Plot: In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa.
   
   Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded.
   
   The refugee camp where…
   
   Tagline: You are not welcome here.
   Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
   
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2. Prometheus (2012)

   Synopsis/Plot: Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
   
   Tagline: The search for our beginning could lead to our end
   Genres: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Adventure
   
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3. Star Trek (2009)

   Synopsis/Plot: On the day of James T.
   
   Kirk's birth, his father dies on his damaged starship in a last stand against a Romulan mining vessel looking for Ambassador Spock, who in this time, has grown on…
   
   Tagline: The future begins.
   Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
   
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4. Independence Day (1996)

   Synopsis/Plot: On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference.
   
   It is soon learned by the military that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth.…
   
   Tagline: We've always believed we weren't alone. On July 4th, we'll wish we were.
   Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
   
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5. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

   Synopsis/Plot: At the story's heart is Caesar (Andy Serkis), a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence and emotions from an experimental drug.
   
   Raised like a child by the drug's creator, Will Rodman (James Franco) and a primatologist…
   
   Tagline: Evolution Becomes Revolution
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi, Action
   
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6. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

   Synopsis/Plot: When the USS Enterprise crew is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a…
   
   Tagline: Beyond the darkness, lies greatness.
   Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
   
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7. War of the Worlds (2005)

   Synopsis/Plot: An ordinary man has to protect his children against alien invaders in this science fiction action film freely adapted from the classic story by H.G.
   
   Wells.
   
   Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is a dockworker living in…
   
   Tagline: Sie sind schon unter uns.
   Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
   
   

8. Cloverfield (2008)

   Synopsis/Plot: To celebrate Rob's massive promotion, his lover, Beth, and friends, decide to throw a massive surprise farewell party, now that he is about to move to Japan.
   
   However, a deafening explosion and the arrival of…
   
   Tagline: Some Thing Has Found Us
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Action, Adventure
   
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9. Signs (2002)

   Synopsis/Plot: Preacher Graham Hess loses his faith in God after his wife dies in a brutal car accident.
   
   He lives with his children and brother in a farmhouse.
   
   Crop circles start to appear in their cornfields;…
   
   Tagline: It's Not Like They Didn't Warn Us.
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
   
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10. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

    Synopsis/Plot: After getting in a car accident, Michelle awakens to find herself in a mysterious bunker with two men named Howard and Emmett.
    
    Howard offers her a pair of crutches to help her remain mobile with…
    
    Tagline: Monsters come in many forms
    Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Action
    
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11. Real Steel (2011)

    Synopsis/Plot: In the near future when people become uninterested in boxing and similar sports, a new sport is created - Robot boxing wherein robots battle each other while being controlled by someone.
    
    Charlie Kenton, a former…
    
    Tagline: If you get one shot, make it real.
    Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Family, Sport
    
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12. Dredd (2012)

    Synopsis/Plot: The future America is an irradiated waste land.
    
    On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One - a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets.
    
    The only…
    
    Tagline: Judgment is coming
    Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Crime
    
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13. Chronicle (2012)

    Synopsis/Plot: The shy, lonely and outcast teenager Andrew Detmer is bullied and has no friends at high-school and lives with his abusive and alcoholic father Richard Detmer and his terminally ill mother Karen.
    
    Andrew buys a…
    
    Tagline: What are you capable of?
    Genres: Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
    
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Movies like Super 8 include District 9 (2009), Prometheus (2012), Star Trek (2009), Independence Day (1996), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), War of the Worlds (2005), Cloverfield (2008), Signs (2002), 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), Real Steel (2011), Dredd (2012), and Chronicle (2012).