Sphere vs Super 8
Super 8 has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Sphere). Super 8 is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 14m. Sphere is the older of the two (1998 against 2011). Both are mystery, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Sphere
Super 8| Sphere | Super 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Barry Levinson | J.J. Abrams |
| Main cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, James Pickens Jr., Queen Latifah | Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich, Bruce Greenwood, Joel McKinnon Miller, Glynn Turman |
Synopsis
Sphere
A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the Habitat, a state-of-the-art underwater living environment, to investigate.
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.