Super

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Super

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2011

1h 36m

Action

Comedy

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After his wife (Liv Tyler) leaves him, a fry cook (Rainn Wilson) emulates a TV superhero and transforms himself into a costumed vigilante.

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Super's intriguing premise and talented cast are drowned in a blood-red sea of graphic violence, jarring tonal shifts, and thinly written characters.

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Scott Foundas

Film Comment Magazine

06/20/2013

Gunn's movie is an ingeniously nasty concoction that feeds the cult of superhero fandom back into itself.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

07/08/2011

2/5

Thanks to Wilson's ridiculously nerdish ambition, and a lively performance from Page, there are laughs to be had, but it could have been a funnier parody.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

07/08/2011

2/5

Writer-director James Gunn eventually loses control of the tone, which slips from deadpan to deadly and trashes what little amusement there was in a finale of gruesome violence.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

4/5

A pitch-black comedy that operates at the top of Rainn Wilson and James Gunn's abilities.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jul 25

5/10

Gunn gives it a style that pays homage to superhero comics with a violent and exaggerated approach, but, unfortunately, it's black comedy is dull and irremediably shabby in it's exercise about the red-suited vigilante. [Full review in Spanish]

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

01/04/2024

Cinematic weirdos are cool now, and it would be a shame to forget that one of the first of them was The Crimson Bolt the moment he exclaimed, "Shut up, crime!"

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 19

Offbeat and weird. Great cast. Pair it with Kick Ass.

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Munchie A

@RT97616580 Sep 26

This movie is extremely James Gunn: obvious plot and predictable scenes, fan service, no subtlety, and boring without the gratuity.

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Ryan R

@RMRProductionsEntertainment Aug 7

An absolute James Gunn masterpiece. Just beautiful magic all throughout

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Forty P

@RT55439118 Aug 6

One of my favorite superhero movies ever! Great and relatable story, great and fun action with humor as well and fantastic performances by all actors. Super is a more mature, darker and grounded version of Kickass, that everyone needs to watch at least once.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 23

Funny in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Pervasive Language, Drug Use, Sexual Content and Strong Bloody Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $322,200.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 15

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Synopsis

After his wife (Liv Tyler) leaves him, a fry cook (Rainn Wilson) emulates a TV superhero and transforms himself into a costumed vigilante.

Director: James Gunn
Producer: Miranda Bailey, Ted Hope
Screenwriter: James Gunn
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Ambush Entertainment, This Is That Productions
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $322.2K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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