The 5th Wave (2016)

Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.

Director:

J Blakeson

Writers:

Susannah Grant (screenplay by), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay by)

Stars:

Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Gabriela Lopez

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Cassie Sullivan
Matthew Zuk	...	Wounded Man with Crucifix
Gabriela Lopez	...	Lizbeth
Bailey Anne Borders	...	Julia (as Bailey Borders)
Nick Robinson	...	Ben Parish / Zombie
Ron Livingston	...	Oliver Sullivan
Maggie Siff	...	Lisa Sullivan
Zackary Arthur	...	Sam Sullivan
David Maldonado	...	Soccer Coach (as Dave Maldonado)
Paul Ryden	...	TV News Anchor
E. Roger Mitchell	...	White House Spokesman
Charmin Lee	...	Ms. Paulson
Parker Wierling	...	Jeremy
Madison Staines	...	Teary School Kid
Tony Revolori	...	Dumbo

Storyline

Four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal fifth wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.

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Plot Keywords:

based on young adult novel | alien | male objectification | invasion | kiss | 

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Taglines:

Wave 1: Darkness. Wave 2: Destruction. Wave 3: Infection. Wave 4: Invasion.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Fifth Wave

Filming Locations:

Macon, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,326,356, 24 January 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$34,912,982, 22 May 2016

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$67,065,200, 4 February 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, LStar Capital, Material Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cassie runs into Ben as she leaves the house party. During the conversation about phone cases, Ben says he has a Spiderman case for his phone. Later in the movie, when the kid soldiers are training, Sam finds a Spiderman action figure, which is tied to a booby-trap. One of the producers is Tobey Maguire, who played the role of Spiderman in three movies.

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Goofs

When the alien spaceship is first shown on TV, it is moving across Ohio. But when Sam and the family go outside to view the ship, it is stationary.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Wounded Man with Crucifix: [from another room] Help me! Somebody there? I'm hurt. Is somebody there? Please! I'm bleeding. Help me.
Cassie Sullivan: [pushes the door open with her rifle]
Wounded Man with Crucifix: [sitting on the floor pointing a pistol] Drop your weapon.
Cassie Sullivan: You drop yours first. Drop it!
Wounded Man with Crucifix: [slowly sets his gun down and puts his hands up] Okay. Your turn.
Cassie Sullivan: Let me see your other hand...
Wounded Man with Crucifix: If I move this hand, I'm afraid my stomach will fall out.
Cassie Sullivan: I need to see your other hand. What's in your hand?
Wounded Man with Crucifix: Nothing. Drop your weapon.
[...]

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Connections

References Big Fish (2003)

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Soundtracks

Summer Breaking
Written by Mark Ronson, Michael Chabon, Jeff Bhasker (as Jeffrey Bhasker) and Kevin Parker
Performed by Mark Ronson featuring Kevin Parker
Courtesy of Sony Music U.K./RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment and Courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Limited

User Reviews

Stay Away From This Movie

For the first time i am writing a review for a movie. If you are not under 15 years old you should stay away from this movie because its just a really bad movie with some visual effects. The movie was looking good at first 10 minutes but after that everything in the movie started to seems stupid. Ending scene was the worst part of it. Scenario and most of the scenes in the movie is just disaster.