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Darkness. Destruction. Infection. Invasion.

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Last modified: Apr. 3, 2016

The 5th Wave

Release Date: Friday, January 22, 2016 Theaters

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.

Director: J Blakeson

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz Nick Robinson Alex Roe Maika Monroe Maria Bello

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 52 m

  • 3.8 / 5
82% 18%

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

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Plot
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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Crew Behind the Film

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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
Producers
Tim Headington
Graham King
Tobey Maguire

Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Based on the young adult by Richard Yancey.

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Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Susannah Grant to adapt the first novel in a trilogy by Rick Yancey. Tobey Maguire, Graham King and Tim Headington will produce.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Additional Information

Parent 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
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Language
English

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TV Spot: Destruction

Release Dates

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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 The Boy, Dirty Grandpa and Synchronicity.

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