Mute vs Super 8
Super 8 has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 5.6/10 for Mute). Super 8 is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 6m. Super 8 is the older of the two (2011 against 2018). Both are mystery, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mute
Super 8| Mute | Super 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Duncan Jones | J.J. Abrams |
| Main cast | Robert Sheehan, Justin Theroux, Sam Rockwell, Paul Rudd, Dominic Monaghan | Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich, Bruce Greenwood, Joel McKinnon Miller, Glynn Turman |
Synopsis
Mute
A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend.
Super 8
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.