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Cloverfield

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Cloverfield (2008)
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A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.

  • Director
    • Matt Reeves
  • Writer
    • Drew Goddard
  • Stars
    • Mike Vogel
    • Jessica Lucas
    • Lizzy Caplan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    409K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,026
    21
    • Director
      • Matt Reeves
    • Writer
      • Drew Goddard
    • Stars
      • Mike Vogel
      • Jessica Lucas
      • Lizzy Caplan
    • 2.4KUser reviews
    • 261Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 34 nominations

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    Lizzy Caplan and Jessica Lucas in Cloverfield (2008)
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    Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, and Michael Stahl-David in Cloverfield (2008)
    Lizzy Caplan and Michael Stahl-David in Cloverfield (2008)
    Michael Stahl-David in Cloverfield (2008)
    Lizzy Caplan and Michael Stahl-David in Cloverfield (2008)

    Top cast

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    Mike Vogel
    Mike Vogel
    • Jason Hawkins
    Jessica Lucas
    Jessica Lucas
    • Lily
    Lizzy Caplan
    Lizzy Caplan
    • Marlena
    T.J. Miller
    T.J. Miller
    • Hud
    Michael Stahl-David
    Michael Stahl-David
    • Rob Hawkins
    Odette Annable
    Odette Annable
    • Beth McIntyre
    • (as Odette Yustman)
    Anjul Nigam
    Anjul Nigam
    • Bodega Cashier
    Margot Farley
    Margot Farley
    • Jenn
    Theo Rossi
    Theo Rossi
    • Antonio
    Brian Klugman
    Brian Klugman
    • Charlie
    Kelvin Yu
    Kelvin Yu
    • Clark
    Liza Lapira
    Liza Lapira
    • Heather
    Lili Mirojnick
    Lili Mirojnick
    • Lei
    Ben Feldman
    Ben Feldman
    • Travis
    Elena Nikitina Bick
    • Party Goer
    • (as Elena Caruso)
    Vakisha Coleman
    • Party Goer
    Will Greenberg
    Will Greenberg
    • Party Goer
    Rob Kerkovich
    Rob Kerkovich
    • Party Goer
    • Director
      • Matt Reeves
    • Writer
      • Drew Goddard
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The running time of the film, without credits, is about 80 minutes, the length of a long-running MiniDV tape, a common format used in consumer camcorders.
    • Goofs
      "In the movie, footage is shown being recorded over existing footage, as if the camera were recording on digital or analogue tape. Rob and Hud even discuss whether the tape was changed during the party. However, the title card at the beginning of the film claims the footage was recorded on an SD card." The footage was captured on tape, and after retrieval was later transferred to an SD card by the Department of Defense along with overlaid official document reference codes, a time counter, and the watermark "PROPERTY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, DO NOT DUPLICATE", which can be seen at the very beginning of the film.
    • Quotes

      Hud: Ocean is big, dude. All I'm saying is a couple of years ago, they found a fish in Madagascar that they thought been extinct for centuries.

      Rob Hawkins: So what? It's been down there this whole time, and nobody noticed?

      Hud: Sure. Maybe it erupted from an ocean trench, you know? Or a crevasse. Crevice. It's just a theory. I mean, for all we know, it's from another planet and it flew here.

      Marlena Diamond: Like Superman?

      Hud: Yeah, exactly like... Wait. You know who Superman is?

      Marlena Diamond: Oh, my God. You know who Superman is?

      Hud: Okay, I'm not...

      Marlena Diamond: [sarcastically] I'm, like, feeling something. Are you aware of Garfield.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the closing credits there is a garbled radio transmission which some say sounds like "Help us!", when played backward it says "It's still alive!"
    • Alternate versions
      In India, the film was edited to achieve a parental guidance rating for television broadcast.
    • Connections
      Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Pankhida
      Written by Lekha Rathnakumar

      Courtesy of APM Music

    User reviews2.4K

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Intense!
    I thought that this movie would have its best scenes in the trailers, so when I went in I did not expect too much. But I did expect that it would be different given JJ Abram's influence on Alias. Well, if you're not much for jumpy cameras and are prone to motion sickness, you probably will not stay too long in the theater. But if you can focus wide and not get caught up too much in the details, you are in for an intense and unique take on the monster hits a major city (New York) genre. Where does it come from? What is it? One can speculate, but the movie is really dealing with the trauma of a small group of party goers and their encounter with the extraordinary! The effects are amazing, the acting by relative unknowns, hits on all marks; making the movie all the more convincing to the very end. Not for the faint of heart or the under-aged; under 17s might be up nights with the shakes, definitely don't take preteens! Way better than, "The Mist," a must see for giant monster fans everywhere!
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    • ven2s
    • Jan 18, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • French
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 1-18-08
    • Filming locations
      • New York Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Bad Robot
      • Cloverfield Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $80,048,433
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $40,058,229
      • Jan 20, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $172,394,180
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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