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The 5th Wave

Play trailer 2:25 Poster for The 5th Wave PG-13 Released Jan 22, 2016 1h 52m Sci-Fi Adventure Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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The human race stands on the brink of extinction as a series of alien attacks decimate the planet, causing earthquakes, tsunamis and disease. Separated from her family, Ohio teenager Cassie Sullivan (Chloë Grace Moretz) will do whatever it takes to reunite with her brother Sam. Fate leads her to form an alliance with Evan Walker (Alex Roe), a mysterious young man who may be her last hope. Forced to trust each other, Cassie and Evan fight for survival during the fifth assault from the invaders.
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With unimpressive effects and plot points seemingly pieced together from previous dystopian YA sci-fi films, The 5th Wave ends up feeling like more of a limp, derivative wriggle.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com With a terrific cast and a director who at least is making an attempt to shake up the literary dystopian status quo, there's really no reason for this one to be as outright terrible as it ultimately proves to be. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 16, 2016 Full Review Roxana Hadadi Chesapeake Family Magazine The 5th Wave is simultaneously boring and cringingly overwrought, with a bland protagonist, a completely nonsensical story, and another teen love triangle. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 2, 2016 Full Review Udita Jhunjhunwala Scroll.in The 5th Wave, which has echoes of Divergent and The Hunger Games, both of which have strong female protagonists, is too obviously just the introductory chapter. Jun 21, 2016 Full Review David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment The 5th Wave is a good action sci-fi that has a little more bite than some would predict. Easy-to-warm-to-characters and an interesting storyline means the audience quickly feels part of this new world Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson No one is going to take tactical gear-wearing, elementary school-age kids with pretend-intimidating codenames and armed with semi-automatic weapons seriously. Rated: 2/5 Oct 13, 2024 Full Review Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast Despite featuring likeable actors like Grace-Moretz and Robinson, the film adaptation of Rick Yancey's novel has no time for anything. There's a propulsive need to barrel forward, but nothing lands (characters, plot, not even action). Rated: 2/5 Jun 18, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris Y One of the best comedies of the year, even if it was unintentional. Can't believe adults made this. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/24/25 Full Review Paul S As the movie progressed, it got more and more aggravating to watch. The story made no sense and had the most flawed logic I've ever seen. It's not the worst movie I've ever seen, but it's definitely bad. I can't recommend it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/22/25 Full Review Sky E This movie was absolutely amazing, the storyline was incredible and intriguing, and constantly keep me interested, I honestly with they made a second move. I don't understand why this movie get such unnecessary hate, I highly recommend you watch it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/25 Full Review Alexander T Why is this movie so hated on? I really like this movie. It’s definitely one of my favorite action movies. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/25 Full Review Juju S Le film aurait pu être bien, mais ça va trop vite et ça n'a plus trop de sens. Vaut mieux lire le livre si on veut vraiment apprécier l'histoire. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/17/25 Full Review Vivianna _ Although I understand the reviews from critics or from normal movie lovers like myself I would definitely say that it's a good watch for a calm evening and one that is safe to rewatch when wanting to unwind. Good, not great, movie but definitely worth to watch at least once. (I've personally revistited this movie countless of times since its release) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The human race stands on the brink of extinction as a series of alien attacks decimate the planet, causing earthquakes, tsunamis and disease. Separated from her family, Ohio teenager Cassie Sullivan (Chloë Grace Moretz) will do whatever it takes to reunite with her brother Sam. Fate leads her to form an alliance with Evan Walker (Alex Roe), a mysterious young man who may be her last hope. Forced to trust each other, Cassie and Evan fight for survival during the fifth assault from the invaders.
Director
J Blakeson
Producer
Tobey Maguire, Graham King, Matthew Plouffe, Lynn Harris
Screenwriter
Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
GK Films, Material Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Brief Teen Partying|Some Sci-Fi Thematic Elements|Violence and Destruction)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 22, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.9M
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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