Cloverfield
A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
- Release Date
- January 18, 2008
- Director
- Matt Reeves
- Cast
- Lizzy Caplan , Jessica Lucas , T.J. Miller , Michael Stahl-David
- Runtime
- 1 Hour 25 Minutes
- Main Genre
- Horror
- Writers
- Drew Goddard
- Production Company
- Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot, Cloverfield Productions
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