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The Cloverfield Paradox

Play trailer Poster for The Cloverfield Paradox PG-13 2018 1h 42m Sci-Fi Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Barry Hertz Globe and Mail Its twists feel routine, its narrative spine limp and its conclusion especially rushed. Rated: 2/4 Feb 9, 2018 Full Review Zach Pope Zach Pope Reviews A surprise premiere but a surprisingly bad premise Aug 7, 2023 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tyler H Will never understand the massive hate.. it’s a good horror space movie.. incredibly entertaining and the ending is just awesome in a messed up way.. I think people expected big monsters like clover field lane? Grow up.. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Evan W Two years after watching this movie, I found myself still scratching my head as to how a movie this awful made it past so many eyes. This prompted me to watch it again. Truly, even worse the second time. This is not a sci-fi movie, this is not a horror movie, this is not a good movie. Calling this sci fi genuinely discredits the entire genre. Star wars makes up for a lack of scientific accuracy by staying mostly consistent where they choose to break physics, and by originally having good writing. This movie does neither. It leaves me about as confused as I would be if for example a person in a historical drama lets go of a cup, and it stays there in midair. That’s about the physics understanding of every single person who laid eyes on this movie in production. How could you genuinely believe that debris floating in space, would ORBIT the space station? There is not even a hand waving explanation for this such as a gravity generator, they truly believed that’s how spinning creates ‘downward’ force. Take that scene, and spread it through the whole movie. Absolute idiocy. In the science fiction, in the dialogue, in the plot itself. This obviously did not want to be a cloverfield movie. That much was tacked onto it with about grace as you can imagine. Even if you dont see the problems in the trashy, downright stupid attempt sci fi, you will likely not enjoy this movie. There is nothing to appreciate about it. Zero stars, never watching another “cloverfield” movie again. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Ryan W One Cloverfield movie was enough. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Korra N Far better than folks give it credit for, The Cloverfield Paradox doesn't create plot holes for Cloverfield or 10 Cloverfield Lane, but erases them thanks to the truly terrifying titular paradox: every "thing" imaginable is now possible thanks to the folly of humanity. The cosmic horror of the situation is unsettling and horrifying, but the film does suffer from underwritten characters and fairly cliche plot beats. It's the weakest Cloverfield film, but it's still a good movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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