Cloverfield
2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 85 min · ★ 6.7 · 71% critics
Five young New Yorkers throw a going-away party the night a massive monster descends on their city. The story is experienced through their video camera as they scramble to survive the surreal, terrifying chaos around them.
Also known as 1-18-08 · Cheese · Clover · Cloverfield: Hakaisha
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-01-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (7,816 votes)
- Box office
- $172,394,180
- Budget
- $25,000,000
About
You’ll like Cloverfield if you enjoy relentless monster terror from a street-level viewpoint; Not for you if shaky, handheld-style POV makes you queasy or if you prefer clear answers, like in Independence Day or War of the Worlds.
Pros: street-level monster mayhem; tense survival ride; memorable intensity | Cons: shaky POV distractions; limited monster visibility; pacing may drag
Themes
- quarantine
- monster
- chaos
- skyscraper
- supernatural
- giant monster
- alien
- disaster
- break-up
- destruction
- survival horror
- kaiju
- +9 more
Awards & recognition
- Saturn Award — Best Science Fiction Film · 2008
Cast & crew
Lizzy Caplan
as Marlena
Jessica Lucas
as Lily
T.J. Miller
as Hud
Michael Stahl-David
as Rob Hawkins
Mike Vogel
as Jason Hawkins
Odette Annable
as Beth McIntyre
Anjul Nigam
as Bodega Cashier
Margot Farley
as Jenn
Theo Rossi
as Antonio
Brian Klugman
as Charlie
Directed by Matt Reeves