Quick Facts
DirectorMatt Reeves
Runtime1h 25m · PG-13
GenresAction · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release2008-01-15
Film
Cloverfield
2008· PG-13· 1h 25m· Action· Science-fiction· Thriller
“Some thing has found us.”
Cloverfield (2008) captures the claustrophobic terror of New York City under siege through the lens of a shaky video camera. As a monstrous behemoth lays waste to Manhattan, five young friends navigate the chaos, their handheld footage revealing a descent into survivalist panic. The film eschews grandiose spectacle for intimate, fragmented glimpses of terror, rendering the alien invasion a deeply personal ordeal.
2008-01-15
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Key Crew
DirectorMatt Reeves
ScreenplayDrew Goddard
ProducerBryan Burk
Director of PhotographyMichael Bonvillain
Original Music ComposerMichael Giacchino
EditorKevin Stitt
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Details
Released2008-01-15
Runtime1h 25m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosBad Robot
Budget$25M
Box office$171M
LanguagesRussian · English
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.7/10 · 7944 votes
Original languageen
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