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Cloverfield (2008)

Directed by Matt Reeves · 85 min · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

35.4 TOPICAL score · #3,063 of 6,776 films

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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.

Cloverfield (2008, directed by Matt Reeves) has a TOPICAL score of 35.4 - ranked 3,063 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. Critics: 78% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 64. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (8,177 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 45 languages.

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Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics45
Audience51
Awards41
Historical impact74
Lasting engagement92
Cast14
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Lizzy Caplan (actor #1,311), Jessica Lucas, T. J. Miller (actor #1,333), Michael Stahl-David

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