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Released
2019 · FILM

Code 8

A down‑on‑his‑luck construction worker with dangerous powers risks everything by joining a ruthless crime syndicate to fund his sick mother's treatment, all while evading an authoritarian police force that hunts powered citizens.

“Fear is the most dangerous power”

Directed by
Jeff Chan, Grant Boyle
Written by
Chris Pare, Jeff Chan
Rated
MPA · NR
Runtime
98 min
ActionCrimeDrama
Streaming on
  • Netflix

Synopsis

In the fictional Lincoln City, some residents possess extraordinary abilities. Many of them live in poverty and are closely monitored by a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with such powers, becomes involved with a criminal gang in an effort to support his ailing mother. (Based on the short film "Code 8," 2016.)

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 258+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Paul SkinnerShot by Alex DisenhofScored by Ryan TaubertDesigned by Chris CraneSound by Steve BlairCostumes by Bernadette CroftStunts by Neil DavisonVFX by William Chang

Box Office

2019 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$157K

Budget$15.0M
Worldwide gross$157K
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Code 8de
  • Código 8es
  • (Bulgarian)Код 8
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • SpainOct 3, 2019
  • ItalyOct 31, 2019
  • FinlandNov 20, 2019
  • EgyptDec 4, 2019
  • United Arab EmiratesDec 5, 2019

Companies

ProductionColony Pictures, The Fyzz Facility, Ontario Creates, Lane E Productions, XYZ Films
DistributionVertical Entertainment, Digi-Optic Films, Westec Media Limited, Defiant Screen Entertainment, Elevation Pictures
Special effectsGaslight Studio
Other companiesXYZ Films, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), Alter Ego, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), Caption Easy

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