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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, Metacritic 64/100. Scores higher than 85% of the 1,416 2000s action movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 25m. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic64/100
8,090 audience votes
Key crew
- Drew GoddardScreenplay
- Matt ReevesDirector
- Michael GiacchinoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lizzy CaplanMarlena
- Jessica LucasLily
- T.J. MillerHud
- Michael Stahl-DavidRob Hawkins
- Mike VogelJason Hawkins
- Odette AnnableBeth McIntyre
- Anjul NigamBodega Cashier
- Margot FarleyJenn
- Theo RossiAntonio
- Brian KlugmanCharlie
- Kelvin YuClark
- Liza LapiraHeather
Stills
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Themes
quarantinemonsterchaosskyscrapersupernaturalgiant monsteraliendisasterbreak-updestructionsurvival horrorkaiju
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