Chronicle

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  • Opened February 3, 2012 
  • 1 hr 24 min
  • PG-13 | Some Language, Sexual Content, Intense Action and Violence, Teen Drinking and Thematic Material

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. More on child suitability

  • Andrew (Dane DeHaan) is a socially awkward, introverted teen whose main form of escape and expression is a video camera. But things begin to change when Andrew, his cousin Matt (Alex Russell) and popular classmate Steve (Michael B. Jordan) discover a mysterious substance that leaves them with incredible powers. As their abilities become more powerful, the teens' lives spin out of control when their darker sides begin to emerge. Andrew's camera captures the unfolding events. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw, Bo Petersen, Anna Wood, Rudi Malcolm, Luke Tyler
  • Director: Josh Trank
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

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Best found footage /super natural ability /coming-of-age film ever made

by chambertlo

After being disappointed with pretty much every X-men movie, I went in expecting a lot from this film, since it looked to really showcase the most important feature of these types of film; the...

So-so
Good movie.. UNTIL ITS CLOSE TO THE END

by moose0412

It look so cool in the previews. They put it out to be awesome but the middle starts the down hill process by the ending i was pissed off completely because it wasn't at all what i expected or wanted...

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Completely Surpassed my already High Expectations

by CosmicCody

i have no idea where these bad reviews are coming from. people obviously have favorite movies and dont allow themselves to like anything else. im gonna go ahead and say i am a sucker for superpower...

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Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Amy Biancolli

If the characters weren't so well drawn, if the effects weren't so convincing, and if the upshot weren't so ghastly, the moral component wouldn't carry any weight. But Trank tells his tale with an emotional and visual crispness that gives the superhero genre its best crack at naturalism so far. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

The most original and excitingly executed wow-factor-meets-handheld-video feature since "Blair Witch" itself. It's also a movie that rebuilds the power of special effects from the ground up. Read full review

88
Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Chronicle is full of smart writing that isn't too smart. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

John Trank's Chronicle grows into an uncommonly entertaining movie that involves elements of a superhero origin story, a science-fic­tion fantasy and a drama about a disturbed teenager. Read full review

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Dane DeHaan as Andrew Detmer in ``Chronicle.''