'' Summer of 84 '' is a 2018 Canadian horror mystery film directed by François Simard , Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell and written by Matt Leslie and Stephen J. Smith . The film stars Graham Verchere , Judah Lewis , Caleb Emery , Cory Gruter-Andrew , Jason Gray-Stanford , Tiera Skovbye , and Rich Sommer . The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival . It had a limited release in theatres in the US on August 10 , 2018 by Gunpowder & Sky . It received positive reviews from critics , with many prasing the performances , direction , acting , dark humor , and screenplay , with many calling it one of the best horror films of 2018
2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
Summer of 84