Search results
Jun 10, 2011 · Super: Directed by James Gunn. With Rainn Wilson, Elliot Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon. After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, but lacking in heroic skills.
- (83K)
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- James Gunn
- 2011-06-10
Apr 1, 2011 · 50% Tomatometer 127 Reviews 56% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings After his wife (Liv Tyler) leaves him, a fry cook (Rainn Wilson) emulates a TV superhero and transforms himself into a costumed...
- (2.2K)
- James Gunn
- R
- Rainn Wilson
Super is a film infused with that impossibly compelling mix of deeply empathic insights, disturbingly-visualised violence and goodwill-rousing positive energy. Full Review | Aug 30, 2011
People also ask
Is Super a good movie?
Is Super a satire?
Where was Super filmed?
Super received mixed reviews from critics, who debated the moral ambiguity, violence and messages, but still received praise for the acting, tone, writing and humor. According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 49% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 124 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10.
- $593,933
- James Gunn
- $2.5 million
- Tyler Bates
Metascore. It's really a one-joke movie, but the joke is a good one. Smart, sick, and subversive, Super gives you what you want only to make you wonder why you want it. Super exists in the no-man's land between indie quirk and raw exploitation, and when it works, it's thrillingly off-balance.
Parents need to know that Super is a 2010 dark satire starring Rainn Wilson as a pipe wrench-wielding vigilante superhero named the Crimson Bolt. Although this inventive-but-uneven dramedy is being marketed as an edgy superhero flick, it's much darker than you might expect.
Apr 11, 2011 · Almost exactly one year ago Kick-Ass, directed by upcoming X-Men: First Class filmmaker Matthew Vaughn, opened to little business and reasonable critical success. Adapted from the popular Mark Millar graphic novel, the film follows a young New York teen as he tries to become a superhero in the real world. Now enter James Gunn’s Super — with ...