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10 Cloverfield Lane
Thriller · Science Fiction · Drama · 2016
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
Movie details
10 Cloverfield Lane
“Monsters come in many forms.”
2016 Thriller · Science Fiction · Drama 1h 44m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over 10 Cloverfield Lane?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Dan Trachtenberg
Written by
Josh Campbell · Matthew Stuecken · Damien Chazelle
John Goodman
Howard
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Michelle
John Gallagher Jr.
Emmett
Douglas M. Griffin
Driver
Suzanne Cryer
Woman
Bradley Cooper
Ben (voice)
Sumalee Montano
Voice on Radio (voice)
Court is in session
Put 10 Cloverfield Lane on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.