Cloverfield

PG-13

Released Jan 18, 2008

1 hr. 25 min.

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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As a group of New Yorkers (Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman) enjoy a going-away party, little do they know that they will soon face the most terrifying night of their lives. A creature the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Using a handheld video camera, the friends record their struggle to survive as New York crumbles around them.

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Critics Consensus

A sort of Blair Witch Project crossed with Godzilla, Cloverfield is economically paced, stylistically clever, and filled with scares.

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Cloverfield is one solid made monster found footage movie that has some nice ideas and use of suspense . Story here wasnt nothing special but for what is trying to be it was rather survicable while its characters may be shallow and empty but for this kind of film ,that wasnt so important. Cloverfield is solid flick that will be enjoyable for most of people.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/19/24

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Daniel C. M

This is probably the best found footage movie after blair witch's novelty fell off, and no, i'm totally not a biased kaiju fan, please don't look into my reviews thank you.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Veronica L

The main characters run towards danger the entire time to try and find a girl one of the guys has a crush on. The characters act so unrealistically it is frustrating.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Matthew L

Crack the Pop-corn & enjoy this hybrid horror bestie - think of Godzilla meets the Blair Witch Project!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Lee R

Really good movie! Not a big fan of the shaky doc style, but that's how they chose to tell it. Still dug it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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billybob 1

It might as well not even be in the same universe as 10 Cloverfield. Watch both but don't expect them to connect.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Matt Reeves

Director

Michael Stahl-David

Rob

Mike Vogel

Jason

Odette Annable

Beth

Lizzy Caplan

Marlena

Jessica Lucas

Lily

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Cloverfield is tiresome, dumb and horrid, and just in case you didn't get that I'll say it again: this film is tiresome, dumb and horrid. Don't go.

Aug 23, 2018

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David Fear

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Jordan Hoffman

UGO

For gasps and thrills and movie monster mayhem, the film is a success. It's not flawless, but if you shove that aside, I guarantee you that you will have a gas at the theater.

Rated: A-

Aug 14, 2009

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Director Matt Reeves and writer Drew Goddard effectively tap into that decade’s post-9/11 anxieties.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 15, 2023

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

Remains one of the better entrees in the early-aughts found-footage boom (15th anniversary)

Rated: 4/5

Feb 10, 2023

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

Fifteen years after Cloverfield‘s release, the terrorizing monster movie remains one of the best examples of studio ingenuity, taking a worn-out genre and infusing it with something hyper-relevant and truly unpredictable.

Jan 25, 2023

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Synopsis

As a group of New Yorkers (Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman) enjoy a going-away party, little do they know that they will soon face the most terrifying night of their lives. A creature the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Using a handheld video camera, the friends record their struggle to survive as New York crumbles around them.

Director: Matt Reeves
Executive Producer: Guy Riedel, Sherryl Clark
Screenwriter: Drew Goddard
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Bad Robot
Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Disturbing Images|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 18, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.0M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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