Cloverfield (2008)
Directed by Matt Reeves, Cloverfield is a found-footage disaster movie that follows a group of people seeking safety during a state of emergency. When New York City is attacked by an unknown monstrous entity, chaos ensues. A group of friends document their attempts to flee the city and find sanctuary from an onslaught of monsters on a handheld camcorder - footage which is designated as an account of the "Cloverfield" incident.
Cloverfield
- Director
- Matt Reeves
- Release Date
- January 15, 2008
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Lizzy Caplan , Jessica Lucas , T.J. Miller , Michael Stahl-David , Mike Vogel , Odette Annable
- Writers
- Drew Goddard
- Runtime
- 85 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Sequel(s)
- 10 Cloverfield Lane , The Cloverfield Paradox
- Budget
- $25 million
Summary
A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
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