Summer of 84

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Summer of 84

2018

1h 46m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Teenager Davey Armstrong is a conspiracy theorist who begins to suspect that a neighboring police officer is a serial killer. With help from three friends, Davey launches a daring investigation that soon turns dangerous.

Critics Consensus

Summer of '84 suffers from an overreliance on nostalgia for its titular decade, but a number of effective jolts may still satisfy genre enthusiasts.

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Katie Rife

AV Club

Summer Of '84 never really gives us a reason why these kids should be friends, and although we spent most of the film watching them hang out, the direction is too stiff to call it a proper hangout movie.

Rated: C

Aug 10, 2018

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

Clunkiness aside, Summer of 84 is a satisfyingly suspenseful adventure, with compelling characters, and a chilling murder mystery at its center.

Aug 10, 2018

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

A modest little suspense puzzle that simulates rather than builds on vastly better 'my neighbor may be a murderer' stories from Rear Window to Stranger Things.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 10, 2018

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Summer of 84 was a fun movie that any casual fan of horror would enjoy. If you get done with Stranger Things and feel like you need more 80’s nostalgia, this is a great movie to scratch that itch.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 11, 2025

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Brian Eggert

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Unfortunately, spending any amount of time with Davey and his friends proves grating, and there's not enough time spent feeling terrified.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 11, 2022

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Scott Phillips

The Movie Isle

Summer of '84 does many things well. The suspense set pieces are well-staged. The young cast gives convincing performances.

Jul 27, 2020

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The genuine teenage rapport between lead Verchere and his buddies saves this not very convincing serial killer thriller from being a stiff, dull flop. There's little actual reason for Davey's disturbingly obsessive fixation on Officer Mackey, and at times Davey comes over as genuinely paranoid and creepy, in need of professional help perhaps, except that of course, paradoxically, we know all along who'll end up being right. Davey and his gang notwithstanding seem like genuine kids and it's fun and activates the required dose of nostalgia to keep you watching. But probably only if you're in your 50s & fit the target audience to be honest. The film is simply way too clunky and the plot too robotic to have much wider appeal.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Mike H

The best horror movie 2018

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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Kacper O

The Best serial killer horror movie ever!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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Ryan S

Great movie, I loved everything about it ... except the ending.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Gaberiel S

Movie is scripted so stereotypical like if you quickly just thought of what a 80s serial killer film is and wrote the script in 30 minutes and the background for the characters seems so rushed to try and make you care for the characters but it all seems so fake and you can’t relate to the them at all. I just feel like this is a way to entice people who enjoy stranger things and are waiting new seasons for it and are trying to find something similar to it

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Ashton b

So good! It had me hooked from the beginning. The last 20 min had my jaw drop. There was a constant "is he? Isn't he?" Throughout the whole movie. And it was left on a great cliffhanger.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

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Synopsis

Teenager Davey Armstrong is a conspiracy theorist who begins to suspect that a neighboring police officer is a serial killer. With help from three friends, Davey launches a daring investigation that soon turns dangerous.

Director: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell
Producer: Jameson Parker, Matt Leslie, Van Toffler, Shawn Williamson, Cody Zwieg
Screenwriter: Matt Leslie, Stephen J. Smith
Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky
Production Co: Brightlight Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 10, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 24, 2018
Runtime: 1h 46m

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