The 5th Wave Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Darkness. Destruction. Infection. Invasion.

Apr. 3, 2016

The 5th Wave

Release Date: Friday, January 22, 2016 Nationwide

Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Liev Schreiber, Tony Revolori, Susannah Grant, Tobey Maguire, Maria Bello, Ron Livingston, Maika Monroe, Alex Roe, Graham King, Maggie Siff, Tim Headington, J Blakeson

Follows 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan who 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.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 52 m

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Follows 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan who 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.

Plot

What's the story about?

A teenage girl survives an alien invasion only to then search for her brother, who may or may not have been abducted by human-looking extra-terrestrials. She is helped by a boy who might also be an alien in disguise.

Cited as modified plot formulation from deadline.com

Drama Sci-Fi Teen Adaptation

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The 5th Wave.

Chloë Grace Moretz
... Cassie Sullivan

The Addams Family 2 , The Equalizer
N
Nick Robinson
... Ben Parish

Jurassic World, Damsel
A
Alex Roe
... Evan Walker

Forever My Girl, Rings
M
Maika Monroe
... Ringer

Longlegs, The Guest
Maria Bello
... Sergeant Reznik

Better Start Swimming, The Mummy: Tomb of Dragon Emperor
M
Maggie Siff
... Lisa Sullivan

Push, The Short History Of The Long Road
Liev Schreiber
... Colonel Vosch

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Perfect Couple (series)
Ron Livingston
... Oliver Sullivan

The Flash, The Conjuring
T
Tony Revolori
... Dumbo

Roofman, Scream VI

Crew Behind the Film

The The 5th Wave behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director J Blakeson last directed I Care A Lot and The Disappearance of Alice Creed. The film's writer Susannah Grant last wrote Lonely Planet and Burlesque.

Director: J Blakeson
Screenwriter: Susannah Grant
Producers: Tim Headington
Graham King
Tobey Maguire

Studios: Sony Pictures
Production Company: GK Films; Material Pictures

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying.
Runtime: 1 hr, 52 m
Tagline: Darkness. Destruction. Infection. Invasion.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official The 5th Wave movie trailers and clips.

Drama

The 5th Wave Theatrical Trailer

Drama

The 5th Wave TV Spot: Destruction

Production Details

What we know about the The 5th Wave movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the young adult by Richard Yancey.

Production Updates

Nov 2015

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jun 2015

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Jul 2014

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Aug 2013

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Susannah Grant to adapt the first novel in a trilogy by Rick Yancey. Tobey Maguire, Graham King and Tim Headington will produce.

Mar 2012

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The 5th Wave was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 22, 2016. There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including Dirty Grandpa, The Boy and All Mistakes Buried.

Movie Theaters

2016-01-22 Nationwide

United States

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