Cloverfield fingerprintRelentless energy, stunning style, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and pulse-pounding
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, storytelling, and performances
Standout cinematography, sound design, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Nerve-racking and pulse-pounding
Fast from start to finish.
Cloverfield is nerve-racking, pulse-pounding, and breakneck.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, storytelling, and performances
The direction, storytelling, and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography, sound design, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, sound design, and editing stand out.
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Cloverfield is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 25 min
Cloverfield runs 1 h 25 min.
Yes. Critics average 71 and audiences 70 out of 100, so both groups see Cloverfield much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $25 million to make and earned $171 million worldwide, 6.8 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Russian. Produced in United States.
+97GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Cloverfield in 111 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 153 storytelling tropes for Cloverfield, including Shout-Out, Hero of Another Story, Reasonable Authority Figure.
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