Synopsis
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.
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Cast
- Graham VerchereDavey Armstrong
- Judah LewisTommy 'Eats' Eaton
- Caleb EmeryDale 'Woody' Woodworth
- Cory Gruter-AndrewCurtis Farraday
- Tiera SkovbyeNikki Kaszuba
- Rich SommerWayne Mackey
- Jason Gray-StanfordRandall Armstrong
- J. Alex BrinsonOfficer Cole
- William MacDonaldSheriff Caldwell
- Harrison HoudeBobby
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Film Threat
Summer ’84 requires patience. If you find yourself feeling like you’re bored by familiarity, just wait. You won’t be disappointed. - 70
Village Voice
If you’re patient, though, and not put off by the familiarity of this material, Summer of ’84 gains in interest and urgency as it goes. - 68
The Verge
Where Stranger Things goes for subtle, Summer goes for on-the-nose. Where the Netflix show offers nuanced, empathetic characters, this film gives us cardboard cutouts with performances to match. - 67
The Film Stage
At its height, Summer of ’84 sings like a sandy page-turner you end up finishing in the fall, with the wind swirling and mischief night just around the corner. - 67
Austin Chronicle
There’s an earnestness amid the well-executed jump scares and gruesome pay-off, an honesty that can sometimes be in short supply in teen-centric horror. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Mystery-wise, the film teases viewers pretty effectively, with plenty of jolts that suggest the boys are on the right track balanced by other signs they're making something out of nothing.... But with a couple of small exceptions, attempts to flesh out the teen characters don't work very well. - 50
Variety
Summer of ’84 is only cute and competent enough to be diverting; it’s neither funny nor scary enough to leave a lasting impression. - 50
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.”