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Cloverfield (2008)

Cloverfield
Cloverfield
PG-13
Action
Sci-Fi
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Release Date
January 15, 2008
Director
Matt Reeves
Cast
Lizzy Caplan , Jessica Lucas , T.J. Miller , Michael Stahl-David , Mike Vogel , Odette Annable
Runtime
90
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Drew Goddard
Tagline
Some Thing Has Found Us

Summary

On the eve of his departure for Japan, Rob (Michael Stahl-David) sees his going-away party as an opportunity to confess unresolved feelings and tie up loose ends. His agenda takes an unexpected turn when a jolt shakes the revelers. The crowd quiets down to watch news reports of an earthquake, then rushes to the roof to assess the damage. A fireball explodes on the distant horizon. A power failure follows. Confusion gives way to panic as the partygoers stumble through the blackout and into the streets. Amid the human screams and one inhuman roar, Rob and his friends must traverse a landscape that has changed, overtaken by something otherworldly, terrifying, monstrous...

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