Cloverfield

PG-13

Released Jan 18, 2008

1h 25m

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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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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Antonio B

El director, Matt Reves realmente supo manejar la acción y los momentos tranquilos de formas muy buenas haciendo que no se sienta tan lenta y tediosa.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Victor B

The beginning of the film was a drag, but once danger revels itself, the movie kicks up majorly. There was parts here or there that I didn't like, but the feel of the film is very well done. I wish the danger would've been a mystery for longer in the film, but it fits how the story goes. Overall, worth watching if you like horror films without a slasher villain being the main antagonist.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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A B

About as dumb as they come. I am mystified by the positive reviews. Insipid and annoying to watch with the Blair witch attempted ripoff film-making, coupled with bad acting. Even as a teenager I would have thought this was ridiculous.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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KB B

I thought this film was not fresh and intriguing but very boring. I saw it once and that was more than enough. I also thought it was a mistake to tie in 10 Cloverfield Lane into this garbage; it would have been better as a stand alone film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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Mike B

Garbage. I don’t know what possessed me to order this on bluray from amazon. I watched the first 15 minutes, fast-forwarded 10 minutes at a time until about the 3/4 mark, ejected it, and threw it in the garbage. What a complete waste of time & money. I’m sure someone is impressed with themselves for filming an entire movie in shakey, shitty, Android phone footage. Idiotic, irritating, & unwatchable unless you’re a 12-year old used to watching nothing but youtube videos on your $70 hand-me-down shoe-phone.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/24

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Noa Leonardo C

Pinche película toda estúpida Vamos a verla de nuevo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/14/24

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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
Producer: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
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
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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