Cloverfield

2008 film directed by Matt Reeves
Movie film Q123742
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Cloverfield

Summary

Cloverfield is a film[1]. Cloverfield ranks in the top 0.76% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57,643 views/month, #712 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cloverfield received the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film[3].
  • Cloverfield's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Cloverfield was directed by Matt Reeves[5].
  • Drew Goddard wrote the screenplay for Cloverfield[6].
  • Cloverfield's composer is recorded as Michael Giacchino[7].
  • Cloverfield's genre is science fiction action film[8].
  • Cloverfield's genre is science fantasy[9].
  • Cloverfield's genre is kaiju[10].
  • Cloverfield's genre is disaster film[11].
  • Cloverfield's genre is found footage film[12].
  • Cloverfield's genre is action-adventure film[13].
  • Cloverfield's genre is fantasy film[14].
  • Cloverfield's genre is thriller film[15].
  • Cloverfield's genre is pseudo-documentary[16].
  • Cloverfield was followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane[17].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was Michael Stahl-David[18].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was T. J. Miller[19].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was Jessica Lucas[20].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was Odette Annable[21].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was Lizzy Caplan[22].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was Mike Vogel[23].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was Brian Klugman[24].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was Liza Lapira[25].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was Chris Mulkey[26].
  • A cast member of Cloverfield was Ben Feldman[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include J. J. Abrams[28] and Bryan Burk[29]. Cloverfield was directed by Matt Reeves[5]. Drew Goddard wrote the screenplay for Cloverfield[6]. Cast members include Michael Stahl-David[18], T. J. Miller[19], Jessica Lucas[20], Odette Annable[21], Lizzy Caplan[22], and Mike Vogel[23].

Publication

Publication dates include January 16, 2008[30], January 31, 2008[31], and January 18, 2008[32]. Original languages include English[33] and Russian[34]. Genres include science fiction action film[8], science fantasy[9], kaiju[10], disaster film[11], found footage film[12], and action-adventure film[13]. Cloverfield's part of the series is recorded as Cloverfield[35]. Cloverfield was distributed by video on demand[36].

Subject and Themes

Cloverfield's part of the series is recorded as Cloverfield[35].

Reception

Cloverfield received the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film[3]. Reviews include 78%[37], 6.8/10[38], and 64/100[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cloverfield was followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane[17].

Why It Matters

Cloverfield ranks in the top 0.76% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57,643 views/month, #712 of 94,065).[2] Cloverfield has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Cloverfield is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Cloverfield receive?

Honors received include Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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