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Cloverfield

Movie · 2008 · 85 min

A relentless, shaky-cam plunge into chaos that puts you right inside the panic and claustrophobia of a monster attack.

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2008 film directed by Matt Reeves
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Year
2008
Runtime
85 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • love
  • death
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • found footage
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror7
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
fantasy, disaster, kaiju, science fantasy, thriller, found footage, pseudo-documentary, science fiction action, action-adventure
Directed by
Matt Reeves
Written by
Drew Goddard
Starring
Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel, Odette Annable, Jessica Lucas, T. J. Miller, Ben Feldman, Theo Rossi, Michael Stahl-David
Music
Michael Giacchino
Cinematography
Michael Bonvillain
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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