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The Cloverfield Paradox

The Cloverfield Paradox

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The Cloverfield Paradox

"The future unleashed every thing."

2018

1h 42m

5.6(3626 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Science Fiction

Overview

Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Bad Robot

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Ava Hamilton

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Schmidt

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Mundy

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Kiel

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Monk Acosta

Elizabeth Debicki

Elizabeth Debicki

Mina Jensen

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Tam

Aksel Hennie

Aksel Hennie

Volkov

Roger Davies

Roger Davies

Michael Hamilton

Clover Nee

Clover Nee

Molly

Creative team

Directed by: Julius Onah
Written by: Oren Uziel
Doug Jung
Produced by: J.J. Abrams
Lindsey Weber

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