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| Director: | Matt Reeves |
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| Writer: | Drew Goddard |
| Staring: |
| Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 15, 2008 |
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| Director: | Matt Reeves |
| Writer: | Drew Goddard |
| Genres: | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Keywords | monster, skyscraper, chaos, supernatural, quarantine, alien, disaster, giant monster, break-up, destruction, survival horror, kaiju, military, found footage, aftercreditsstinger, desperate, suspenseful, ominous, pessimistic |
| Production Companies | Bad Robot |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $170,764,026
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lizzy Caplan | Marlena |
| Jessica Lucas | Lily |
| T.J. Miller | Hud |
| Michael Stahl-David | Rob Hawkins |
| Mike Vogel | Jason Hawkins |
| Odette Annable | Beth McIntyre |
| Anjul Nigam | Bodega Cashier |
| Margot Farley | Jenn |
| Theo Rossi | Antonio |
| Brian Klugman | Charlie |
| Kelvin Yu | Clark |
| Liza Lapira | Heather |
| Lili Mirojnick | Lei |
| Ben Feldman | Travis |
| Elena Nikitina Bick | Party Goer |
| Vakisha Coleman | Party Goer |
| Will Greenberg | Party Goer |
| Rob Kerkovich | Party Goer |
| Ryan Key | Party Goer |
| Hooman Khalili | Party Goer |
| Rasika Mathur | Party Goer |
| Baron Vaughn | Party Goer |
| Charlyne Yi | Party Goer |
| Roma Torre | Roma Torre |
| Rick Overton | Frantic Man |
| Martin Cohen | Burly Guy |
| Jason Cerbone | Police Officer |
| Pasha D. Lychnikoff | Russian Man on Street |
| Billy Brown | Staff Sgt. Pryce |
| Scott Lawrence | Lead Soldier |
| Jeffrey De Serrano | Soldier |
| Tim Griffin | Command Center Officer |
| Chris Mulkey | Lt. Col. Graff |
| Susse Budde | Medic |
| Jason Lombard | Second Medic |
| Jamie Martz | Helicopter Pilot |
| Matt Reeves | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Michael Ark | Party Goer (uncredited) |
| Caley Bisson | Party Bartender (uncredited) |
| Maylen Calienes | Frantic Girl on Bridge (uncredited) |
| Craig Dabbs | Army Sgt. First Class (uncredited) |
| Jason Giffin | National Guardsman / Tank Gunner (uncredited) |
| Hisonni Johnson | Party Goer (uncredited) |
| Adam Karst | New Yorker (uncredited) |
| Julio Leal | Rocketeer / Soldier (uncredited) |
| Gene Richards | First Man Coughing (uncredited) |
| Bertrand Roberson Jr. | Military Personnel (uncredited) |
| Chris Spinelli | Party Goer (uncredited) |
| Rick Shuster | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) |
| Jake McLaughlin | Helicopter Pilot (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Udi Nedivi | Unit Production Manager |
| Guy Williams | 3D Sequence Supervisor |
| Martin Whist | Production Design |
| Kevin Stitt | Editor |
| Alyssa Weisberg | Casting |
| Doug J. Meerdink | Art Direction |
| Robert Greenfield | Set Decoration |
| Jane Wuu | Set Designer |
| George Lee | Set Designer |
| Chad S. Frey | Set Designer |
| Chris Snyder | Construction Coordinator |
| David Corral | Greensman |
| Peter K. Dunbar | Leadman |
| Alan Easley | Leadman |
| Charles Kern | Scenic Artist |
| Victor Morales | Scenic Artist |
| Douglas Murray | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Will Files | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Robert Shoup | Sound Effects Editor |
| Luke Dunn Gielmuda | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bryan Arenas | Dolby Consultant |
| Simon Allmark | Visual Effects Editor |
| Kevin Blank | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Michael Bruce Ellis | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jennifer Hutcheon | Visual Effects Editor |
| Lee Ifans | Visual Effects Editor |
| Steve R. Moore | Visual Effects Editor |
| Derek Walsh | Visual Effects Editor |
| Rupert Porter | Visual Effects Producer |
| Annie Pomeranz | Visual Effects Producer |
| Chantal Feghali | Visual Effects Producer |
| Russell Darling | CG Supervisor |
| Sarah Coatts | Visual Effects Producer |
| Tom Gibbons | Animation Supervisor |
| Robert Reed Altman | Camera Operator |
| Chris Hayes | Camera Operator |
| Andy Shuttleworth | Camera Operator |
| Sam Emerson | Still Photographer |
| Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Chris Shadley | Video Assist Operator |
| Robert Q. Mathews | Costume Supervisor |
| Winsome G. McKoy | Costume Supervisor |
| April Hunter-Krueger | Set Costumer |
| Mike Chiado | Digital Intermediate |
| Stephanie Lowry | Music Editor |
| James Lowder | Transportation Coordinator |
| Jim Moores | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Demian Resnick | Location Manager |
| Greg Lazzaro | Location Manager |
| Dawn Gilliam | Script Supervisor |
| Will Casey | Unit Publicist |
| Howard R. Campbell | Lighting Technician |
| Kris Cole | Assistant Editor |
| Ben Sokolowski | Production Office Assistant |
| Craig Heath | Sound Recordist |
| Blake R. Cornett | Sound Recordist |
| Clint Smith | Sound Recordist |
| Rob King | Stunt Coordinator |
| Dena Fayne | Hairstylist |
| Merribelle Anderson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Frank Vazquez | Key Hair Stylist |
| Norman Bryn | Key Makeup Artist |
| Garrett Immel | Makeup Artist |
| Rip Murray | First Assistant Director |
| Katie Carroll | Second Assistant Director |
| Robert Zorella | Art Department Coordinator |
| Bert Smith | Assistant Property Master |
| Jeffry C. Voorhees | Assistant Property Master |
| Gus Papadopoulos | Assistant Property Master |
| John Moore | Construction Foreman |
| Cynthia La Jeunesse | Leadman |
| Rossana De Cicco | Painter |
| Dennis Murillo | Painter |
| Michael Glynn | Property Master |
| Michael Saccio | Property Master |
| Phil Coffman | Prop Maker |
| Dale Snyder | Prop Maker |
| Mark Boucher | Set Dresser |
| Paul Boucher | Set Dresser |
| Christopher Casey | Set Dresser |
| Dean Lakoff | Set Dresser |
| John R. Boucher | Set Dresser |
| Cameron Matheson | Set Dresser |
| Mark Tuttle | Set Dresser |
| Jason McDonough | Set Dresser |
| Kellen Dunbar | Set Dresser |
| Andrew Spagnoli | Set Dresser |
| Joel Venti | Storyboard Artist |
| Genelle Ciccarelli | Art Department Assistant |
| Richard E. Garcia | Assistant Camera |
| Dickinson H. Luke | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| John Billeci | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Edward J. Cox | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Rick A. West | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Clay Liversidge | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Craig Campbell | Electrician |
| Brian Minzlaff | Electrician |
| Stephen Saunders | Electrician |
| Brent Studler | Electrician |
| Carson E. Mayne | Electrician |
| Hugo Bonilla | Electrician |
| Thomas Landi | Electrician |
| Noah Prince | Electrician |
| Adrian Truini | Electrician |
| Andy Watts | Electrician |
| Gay E. Riedel | Electrician |
| William Louthe | Electrician |
| Angelo Di Giacomo | First Assistant Camera |
| Wally Sweeterman | First Assistant Camera |
| Anthony T. Marra II | First Company Grip |
| George Patsos | First Company Grip |
| Steve Alessi | Grip |
| Sean Devine | Grip |
| Charles Ehrlinger | Grip |
| David Winner | Grip |
| Vincent Arteca | Grip |
| Keith Bunting | Grip |
| Ray A. Kay | Grip |
| Robert T. Prate | Grip |
| Billy Patsos | Grip |
| Patrick Lowry | Rigging Grip |
| Ginny Naumann | Rigging Grip |
| Rick Peebles | Rigging Grip |
| Beaudine Credle | Second Assistant Camera |
| Matt Guiza | Second Assistant Camera |
| Mike Thomas | Second Assistant Camera |
| Asa Elmfors | Second Assistant Camera |
| James B. Walsh | Second Company Grip |
| Gus Magalios | Second Company Grip |
| Jessica Peel | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Rhonda Earick | Ager/Dyer |
| Myron Baker | Costumer |
| Susi Campos | Costumer |
| Jose S. Hernandez | Costumer |
| Sara O'Donnell | Costumer |
| Jennifer Stone | Costumer |
| Cheryl Cravedi | Costumer |
| Jeffrey Wirsing | Ager/Dyer |
| Kevin P. Faherty | Key Costumer |
| Simone Chavoor | Casting Assistant |
| Kate Caldwell | Casting Associate |
| Sue Fox | ADR Editor |
| Mick Davies | Boom Operator |
| Jansen Lambie | Boom Operator |
| Cheryl Nardi | Dialogue Editor |
| Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Samuel H. Hinckley | Foley Editor |
| Don White | Foley Mixer |
| Jurgen Scharpf | Sound Mix Technician |
| Ed White | Sound Mixer |
| Damian Canelos | Sound Mixer |
| Jason Brooks | Utility Sound |
| Matthew Spiegel | Production Supervisor |
| Oliver Atherton | 2D Artist |
| Andre Brizard | 2D Artist |
| Astrid Busser-Casas | 2D Artist |
| Daniel Cairnie | 2D Artist |
| Philipp Danner | 2D Artist |
| Walter Gilbert | 2D Artist |
| Jerry Hall | 2D Artist |
| Aeon Henderson | 2D Artist |
| Claire Inglis | 2D Artist |
| Alex Ireland | 2D Artist |
| Matthew Jacques | 2D Artist |
| Rafal Kaniewski | 2D Artist |
| Serena Lam | 2D Artist |
| Charlotte Merrill | 2D Artist |
| Sangita Mistry | 2D Artist |
| Ami Patel | 2D Artist |
| Tilman Paulin | 2D Artist |
| Paul Raeburn | 2D Artist |
| Foad Shah | 2D Artist |
| Richard Stay | 2D Artist |
| Alexandra Papavramides | 2D Artist |
| Bronwyn Edwards | 2D Sequence Supervisor |
| Gruff Owen | 2D Sequence Supervisor |
| Sean Stranks | 2D Sequence Supervisor |
| Victor Wade | 2D Sequence Supervisor |
| Phil Johnson | 3D Sequence Supervisor |
| Chris Morley | Compositing Supervisor |
| Shelley Campbell | Compositor |
| Jordan Schilling | Compositor |
| David Schnee | Compositor |
| David A. Link | Compositor |
| Nathan Abbot | Digital Compositor |
| Sam Schwier | Matchmove Supervisor |
| Jung Jin Kang | Modeling |
| John Koester | Modeling |
| Nicholas Markel | Pre-Visualization Supervisor |
| Eugene Lipkin | VFX Artist |
| Jay Worth | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Mikella Kievman | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Lee Hahn | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Eric Leven | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Victor F. Medel | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Kari Brown | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Michael Parker | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Adrian Thompson | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Diego Trazzi | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Jamie R. Stewart | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Steve Shearston | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Stephen M. Rickert Jr. | Assistant Editor |
| Jim Passon | Color Timer |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | Colorist |
| Dave Lee | Colorist |
| Dan Goslee | Digital Intermediate Assistant |
| J. Cody Baker | Digital Intermediate Assistant |
| Alex Romano | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Des Carey | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Missy Papageorge | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Kevin LaRosa | Aerial Coordinator |
| David Aaron | Armorer |
| Scot A. McKay | Armorer |
| Yvonne M. Gabrielli | Craft Service |
| Wilson Rivas | Craft Service |
| Bruce Benson | Pilot |
| Kevin LaRosa Jr. | Pilot |
| Bill Richards | Pilot |
| Tony Didio Jr. | Armorer |
| Julio Ferrario | Main Title Designer |
| Gary Hebert | Main Title Designer |
| Drew Goddard | Screenplay |
| Ellen Mirojnick | Costume Design |
| Mike Piccirillo | Art Department Coordinator |
| Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lori McCoy-Bell | Hair Department Head |
| Neville Page | Creature Design |
| Michael Giacchino | Original Music Composer |
| Neil Rust | Painter |
| Josh Gold | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Goro Koyama | Foley Artist |
| Satish Ratakonda | Compositor |
| Niketa Roman | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Rick Shuster | Pilot |
| Al Cerullo | Pilot |
| Jarik Van Sluijs | Main Title Designer |
| Bao-Uy Luu | Main Title Designer |
| Anne Marie Feldman | Payroll Accountant |
| Bonni Camen | Production Coordinator |
| Leda Nornang | Production Coordinator |
| Nicole Pelner | Production Secretary |
| Stephan Burle | Title Designer |
| Mike Maggi | Special Effects Supervisor |
| David Waine | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Ken Tarallo | Special Effects Technician |
| Joe Walker | Special Effects Technician |
| Don Walters | Special Effects Technician |
| Rocky Gehr | Special Effects Technician |
| Harold McConnell Jr. | Special Effects Technician |
| Joshua Vogel | Special Effects Technician |
| Efrain Cortes | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Louis Guerra | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Tim Jones | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Heather Arthur | Utility Stunts |
| Pamela B. Green | Main Title Designer |
| Andy Clement | Animatronics Designer |
| Josh Hakian | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Veronica Lorenz | Makeup Artist |
| Dana Dru Evenson | Utility Stunts |
| Annie Ellis | Utility Stunts |
| Shauna Duggins | Utility Stunts |
| Laura Lee Connery | Utility Stunts |
| Cole S. McKay | Utility Stunts |
| Michael Bonvillain | Director of Photography |
| Dennis Liddiard | Makeup Department Head |
| Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David Vickery | CG Supervisor |
| Matt Reeves | Director |
| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | ADR Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Baronoff | Associate Producer |
| Guy Riedel | Executive Producer |
| J.J. Abrams | Producer |
| Bryan Burk | Producer |
| Sherryl Clark | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 55 | 85 | 34 |
| 2024 | 5 | 86 | 133 | 67 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 32 | 50 | 21 |
| 2024 | 10 | 44 | 80 | 29 |
| 2024 | 11 | 39 | 57 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 | 41 | 73 | 28 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 32 | 47 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 3 |
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I suppose the first thing to warn of is - it is shot entirely POV, and for many (including me) that can prove to be really quite annoying at times (and particularly difficult to light effectively). The premiss is that "Jason" (Mike Vogel) and girlfriend "Lily" (Jessica Lucas) are living the happy li ... ves of a young couple. When one night they set off to attend a leaving do for their pal "Rob" (Michael Stahl-David) their party is shattered by what seems like an earthquake, followed by a desperate hunt for his girlfriend "Beth" (Odette Annable) as something ginormous is stalking the streets of New York. The camera passes from person to person, so that does give us a different perspective of the ensuing mania - but actually I didn't find them a particularly engaging bunch of panic-stricken folks so I can't say I was very concerned for their safety. Some of the decisions they make - admittedly under a fair degree of duress - seem staggeringly risky and/or stupid; the sound editing overdoes the screeching and wailing to such an extent that the dialogue can be barely audible at times, and though well paced eventually, it still takes just a bit too long to actually get going. It is certainly an interesting concept, and if the style of cinematography doesn't drive you mad after twenty minutes, then I reckon you will quite enjoy the intimacy of the thing - at times, it is actually quite scary.