Super 8 vs The X-Files
The X-Files has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Super 8). Super 8 is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 1m. The X-Files is the older of the two (1998 against 2011). Both are mystery, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Super 8
The X-Files| Super 8 | The X-Files | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | J.J. Abrams | Rob Bowman |
| Main cast | Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich, Bruce Greenwood, Joel McKinnon Miller, Glynn Turman | Mitch Pileggi, Gillian Anderson, Blythe Danner, Bruce Harwood, David Duchovny |
Synopsis
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.
The X-Files
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
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