Film2016112 min

The 5th Wave

Name: The 5th Wave
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 2016
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturaldisasterteenfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, wide-ranging sci-fi film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 4,892 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

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