ButSuper 8andStranger Thingsare both great in their own ways.

This is where Abrams love of filmmaking shines through, makingSuper 8easily his most sincere and heartfelt movie.

J.J. Abrams hasnt directed a movie since 2019sStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

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Written and directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg, Super 8 follows a group of children who make a shocking discovery while attempting to make a movie. Set in 1979, Super 8 follows Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney) as he enlists the help of his friends to make a zombie movie. Among them is Alice (Elle Fanning), a girl who Joe’s father (Kyle Chandler) has forbidden him from seeing. After a train derails and releases an otherworldly danger upon the town, the group of friends must work together to find safety.

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