The Cloverfield Paradox

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The Cloverfield Paradox

PG-13

2018

1h 42m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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A crew aboard a space station finds itself alone after a scientific experiment causes the Earth to disappear. When a space shuttle appears, the space station's crew must determine if it is carrying friends or foes.

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Critics Consensus

Brilliant casting is overshadowed by a muddled mix of genres and storylines that scratch more heads than sci-fi itches in The Cloverfield Paradox.

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Emily Gaudette

Newsweek

One of the big problems with Paradox is that 85 percent of the film is explanation, leaving very little time for character development.

Mar 5, 2018

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

There are humanist bits and chunks of "Interstellar" and "Arrival," though in order to set up another chapter of this loosely assembled saga of woe, "The Cloverfield Paradox" eventually, dutifully gets around to a nonhuman adversary in close-up.

Feb 9, 2018

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Its twists feel routine, its narrative spine limp and its conclusion especially rushed.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 9, 2018

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

A surprise premiere but a surprisingly bad premise

Aug 7, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s a traditional sci-fi horror picture that doesn’t break new ground outside of its slick advertising trick. But is it really trying to break new ground? I would argue it’s trying to make a fun, intriguing “Cloverfield” installment.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

It’s tough to see some of the creativity go to waste here, along with this strong cast. Unfortunately, old tropes and poor plotting are all hard to overlook. The Cloverfield Paradox feels more like a low-tier Black Mirror episode.

Rated: 4/10

May 19, 2022

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Christoban R

SPOILER ALERT! It's no 10 Cloverfield, it's more a traditional sci-fi horror but with better than the usual dialog, and quite good actors. My major problem was with the writing, which relied heavily on sci-fi cliches like parallel universes, and outright illogical nonsense like a guy's severed arm somehow working and having a mind of its own like Thing on the Addams Family. Other instances of terrible writing include random teleportation working in a way that only a third grader would think up, not randomly, but like God was playing tricks on us all.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Audience Member

you guys are wrong this movie ripped. the guy with the arm? sweet as hell. 10 cloverfield lane makes me so uncontrollably angry and you guys have the balls to rank this as significantly lower than that garbage doo doo movie?

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Ryan W

One Cloverfield movie was enough.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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arianna h

What a waste of my time I should not have felt smarter than a bunch of scientists who are supposed to be saving the world. And what in the world was the last clip that was a knockoff donkey kong and there was no build up please delete this movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/20/24

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Daniel J

Olha O PARADOXO CLOVERFIELD não pode ter alcançado o sucesso que queria mas ele é muito bom o roteiro pode ser ruim mas amei o filme ainda que tem haver com espaço amei que o J J Abrams fez nesse filme tá de parabéns 🎈🎉

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Neil S

I liked it. I randomly watch this movie at least three times per year

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Synopsis

A crew aboard a space station finds itself alone after a scientific experiment causes the Earth to disappear. When a space shuttle appears, the space station's crew must determine if it is carrying friends or foes.

Director: Julius Onah
Producer: J.J. Abrams, Lindsey Weber
Screenwriter: Oren Uziel
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Action|Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2018
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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