Super

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  • Opened April 1, 2011 (Limited NY/LA 4/1; Expands 4/8)
  • 1 hr 36 min
  • R | Strong bloody violence, pervasive language, sexual content and drug use
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • An average guy (Wilson) takes on the pseudo-superhero alter ego of The Crimson Bolt, after watching his wife (Tyler) fall under the spell of a charming drug dealer. Lacking super powers, he compensates by swinging a trusty wrench. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon
  • Director: James Gunn
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy

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Original and clever

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Look this isn't kick ass, it's not flips and kicks, ninja style beat downs with bazookas and there isn't a massive crime boss needing to be taken out. It's simpler, and somehow it hits home. It's...

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Critic Reviews

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| Joe Williams

The libido and bloodlust flowing from the pint-size Page is the funniest thing in the movie, but elsewhere, the mix of the goofy and ghastly is hard to digest. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

Smart, sick, and subversive, Super gives you what you want only to make you wonder why you want it. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

It's really a one-joke movie, but the joke is a good one. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

A giddily over-the-top, super-entertaining goof on the Everyman crimefighter flick written and directed with evident relish by James Gunn. Read full review

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Ellen Page as Libby/Boltie.