Cloverfield (2008)

Cloverfield rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 442K votes

Rotten Tomatoes78%

Metacritic64%

TMDb6.71/10· 8K votes

With 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Cloverfield

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

Cast of Cloverfield

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  Lizzy Caplan

  as Marlena

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  Jessica Lucas

  as Lily

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  T.J. Miller

  as Hud

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  Michael Stahl-David

  as Rob Hawkins

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  Mike Vogel

  as Jason Hawkins

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  Odette Annable

  as Beth McIntyre

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  Anjul Nigam

  as Bodega Cashier

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  Margot Farley

  as Jenn

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  Theo Rossi

  as Antonio

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  Brian Klugman

  as Charlie

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  Kelvin Yu

  as Clark

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  Liza Lapira

  as Heather

Cloverfield facts

Budget

$25M

Box office

$170.8M

Collection

Cloverfield collection

Our take on Cloverfield

Matt Reeves stages this 2008 science-fiction thriller entirely through a handheld camera, turning a friend's going-away party into a survival record when a skyscraper-sized monster descends on New York. The footage-diary conceit keeps the perspective ground-level and chaotic, so the terror comes from limited sightlines and mounting panic rather than a clear view of the threat. It's a lean, propulsive entry in the found-footage mode, more interested in immediacy than explanation. It suits viewers who enjoy immersive, first-person disaster and don't mind restless camerawork—and those curious about a monster movie told from the crowd rather than the command center. Sensitive viewers should note the shaky, chaotic style.