The Cloverfield Paradox

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The Cloverfield Paradox

PG-13

2018

1h 42m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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A crew aboard a space station finds itself alone after a scientific experiment causes the Earth to disappear. When a space shuttle appears, the space station's crew must determine if it is carrying friends or foes.

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Critics Consensus

Brilliant casting is overshadowed by a muddled mix of genres and storylines that scratch more heads than sci-fi itches in The Cloverfield Paradox.

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Emily Gaudette

Newsweek

03/05/2018

One of the big problems with Paradox is that 85 percent of the film is explanation, leaving very little time for character development.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

02/09/2018

There are humanist bits and chunks of "Interstellar" and "Arrival," though in order to set up another chapter of this loosely assembled saga of woe, "The Cloverfield Paradox" eventually, dutifully gets around to a nonhuman adversary in close-up.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

02/09/2018

2/4

Its twists feel routine, its narrative spine limp and its conclusion especially rushed.

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

08/07/2023

A surprise premiere but a surprisingly bad premise

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/19/2022

3.5/5

It’s a traditional sci-fi horror picture that doesn’t break new ground outside of its slick advertising trick. But is it really trying to break new ground? I would argue it’s trying to make a fun, intriguing “Cloverfield” installment.

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

05/19/2022

4/10

It’s tough to see some of the creativity go to waste here, along with this strong cast. Unfortunately, old tropes and poor plotting are all hard to overlook. The Cloverfield Paradox feels more like a low-tier Black Mirror episode.

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Sean h

@Sean-the-space-flower Feb 23

This movie will leave you so unsatisfied you will make a rotten tomato’s account just to complain about it. Adds nothing to the other movies and feels so much like a shit sci fi movie they knew wouldn’t sell unless they added it to the cloverfield series.

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Cole M.

@colemcq Feb 17

Movie was so close to being good if it would’ve just forgotten about the aliens.

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el f

@RT18043024 Dec 22

It's not as bad as people let it out to be. But it does try to be its own mix of Event Horizon/Interstellar/Gravity.

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Darcy J

@Darcidious Oct 13

it wants to be alien, interstellar and the og cloverfield all at once and fails miserably.

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Andy T

@achih1 Sep 18

Should of called this garbage final destination, space edition. You had good actors but you wrote a b movie script, seriously it's rubbish a one year old would make.

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Dani G

@RT81139271 Aug 2

I still don't understand why 'Cloverfield' became a franchise... It really has that much fans? This one, the ensemble is attractive, but that's it

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Synopsis

A crew aboard a space station finds itself alone after a scientific experiment causes the Earth to disappear. When a space shuttle appears, the space station's crew must determine if it is carrying friends or foes.

Director: Julius Onah
Producer: J.J. Abrams, Lindsey Weber
Screenwriter: Oren Uziel
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Action|Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2018
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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