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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ahmadollah T

@Ahmadollah Jun 10

I was hesitant because of the poor rating, but the movie is really good and worth watching.

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Austen T

@AustenReviews May 12

I thought it was slightly better than 10 Cloverfield Lane. I’m so glad they brought back the monster. The only downfall is that the story was slow until the ending. 7.8/10

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Peter F

@RT28007450 Apr 25

Typical Netflix movie: a usable story (even if there's nothing original here) but horrible implementation that has 'amateurs' and 'zero budget' written all over it. Mostly weak acting, horrible dialogue, lazy & lame camera work, and it sinks into the obligatory soap opera every 10 minutes. And on top, it is a tonal and genre-wise chaos, oscillating between catastrophy movie and Monty Python kind of absurd, apparently without being aware of it. Watchable, but barely so. Hollywood could make a decent movie out of this - although, again, there's nothing one wouldn't have seen elsewhere already.

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Harry S

@HarryShell Apr 9

Made an account simply to explain how confused I am about this terrible movie. What??? They threw away a lot of suspense consistently throughout the movie, leaving the audience incredibly confused and the ending too???? Why?

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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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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)