Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Summer of 84

Play trailer 1:47 Poster for Summer of 84 Released Aug 10, 2018 1h 46m Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 65 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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.

Where to Watch

Summer of 84

Summer of 84

What to Know

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.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More (65)
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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More (199)
Audience Member 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 Full Review Mike H The best horror movie 2018 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review Kacper O The Best serial killer horror movie ever!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review Ryan S Great movie, I loved everything about it ... except the ending. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
Summer of 84

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
Sugar Mountain 36% 36% Sugar Mountain Watchlist TRAILER for Sugar Mountain Autumn Lights 17% 82% Autumn Lights Watchlist TRAILER for Autumn Lights Glass 37% 66% Glass Watchlist TRAILER for Glass The Drowning 46% 18% The Drowning Watchlist TRAILER for The Drowning Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

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
Most Popular at Home Now