Code 8

2019, Sci-fi, 1h 38m

20 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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Movie Info

A desperate young man possessing special powers clashes with a police force after committing a petty crime.
  • Genre:
    Sci-fi
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Jeff Chan
  • Producer:
    Jeff Chan
  • Writer:
    Chris Pare
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Distributor:
    Vertical Entertainment
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Robbie Amell
Connor Reed
Stephen Amell
Garrett
Sung Kang
Agent Park
Kari Matchett
Connor's Mother
Greg Bryk
Marcus Sutcliffe
Aaron Abrams
Davis
Laysla De Oliveira
Maddy
Peter Outerbridge
Cumbo
Alex Mallari Jr.
Rainer
Shaun Benson
Dixon
Jeff Chan
Director
Chris Pare
Screenwriter
Jeff Chan
Producer
Robbie Amell
Executive Producer
Stephen Amell
Executive Producer
Alex Disenhof
Cinematography
Paul Skinner
Film Editing
Ryan Taubert
Original Music
Chris Crane
Production Design
Andrea Kristof
Art Director
David Gruer
Set Decoration
Bernadette Croft
Costume Design
John Buchan
Casting
Jason Knight
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Critic Reviews for Code 8

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Audience Reviews for Code 8

  • Dec 30, 2019
    I thought the trailer made Code 8 look like it was gonna be pretty bad, but I liked the premise, and I wanted to see what Stephen Amell could do in a 2019 feature film, so I gave it a chance, and while I don't think it was great, it was better than I had been expecting. There were some bits that sort of reminded me of last year's Darkest Minds, and that's definitely a bad thing, but overall it was actually pretty decent. It goes for both the social commentary, and a *pew pew splodey zap zap* action crime thriller. It doesn't work spectacularly as either, but it tries, and its failures certainly are not abysmal ones.
    Gimly M Super Reviewer
  • Dec 18, 2019
    A nice Canadian sci-fi about a society that fears mutants (sound familiar?) only taken to a wee bit of an extreme in that they're treated like blacks are treated in the United States nowadays: with suspicion. How to live decently in the face of all that hatred? In this story our anti-hero is forced into a life of crime given societal attitudes...will he choose to embrace a society that fears and hates him? Can he? What about his poor sick dying mama? And the technically advanced police force, could they be more, er, sadistic? Yes, a touch heavy-handed, but not entirely boring.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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