# Super (2010)

> A wounded fry cook reinvents himself as a homemade superhero, turning a desperate attempt to win back his wife into a brutally misguided vigilante crusade.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/29788

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Comedy, Action, Drama
- Director: James Gunn
- Cast: Rainn Wilson, Elliot Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Andre Royo, Sean Gunn
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1512235/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: darkly comic, irreverent, disturbing, cult movie night, dark comedy night

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