The 5th Wave

Name: The 5th Wave
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: January 22, 2016
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 33
Cast: Bailey Anne Borders, Chloë Grace Moretz, Gabriela Lopez, Maggie Siff, Matthew Zuk

2016

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: January 22, 2016 | PG-13

Starring: Bailey Anne Borders, Chloë Grace Moretz, Gabriela Lopez, Maggie Siff, Matthew Zuk, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston

Summary: Four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she canFour waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him. [Sony Pictures Entertainment]… Expand

Director: J Blakeson

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 112 min

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Brian Truitt

Jan 21, 2016

The 5th Wave finds a way to make the most of Moretz’s talents, with the emotionality she showed in If I Stay and the utter physical chutzpah of her Kick-Ass films. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Jan 21, 2016

Aside from a taste for Visual Storytelling 101 basics (a close-up of a dropped teddy bear, held for what seems like half a minute), British director J Blakeson (The Disappearance Of Alice Creed) doesn’t do much to distinguish himself from any number of hired guns. Read full review

The Playlist Nick Schager

Jan 21, 2016

Moretz strikes a convincing empowered-badass pose but has no amount of charismatic fearsomeness can energize the illogical latter portions of The 5th Wave, which are driven by revelations about the aliens that, to put it bluntly, make no sense. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jan 20, 2016

It’s all so obvious and (unintentionally) laugh-out-loud funny...Seriously, if you’re not five steps ahead of The Fifth Wave, you need to have yourself tested. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Jan 22, 2016

The 5th Wave is Dystopia-Lite. Read full review

Steve Davis

Jan 27, 2016

Given the likely reception to this movie, it’s unlikely there will be a sixth wave anytime soon. Read full review

Rex Reed

Feb 1, 2016

The 5th Wave is a typical example of the kind of dopey junk that passes for literature among today’s unsophisticated teens. Read full review

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Luisacerofilm

Jan 25, 2016

I was recommended the 5th wave by my friends after they seen it. At first i wad a little skeptical about watching it, but i was wrong. I found myself enjoining the movie. It was action packed and gripping. Many people compare the 5th wave to The Hunger Games and Divergant. The 5th wave isI was recommended the 5th wave by my friends after they seen it. At first i wad a little skeptical about watching it, but i was wrong. I found myself enjoining the movie. It was action packed and gripping. Many people compare the 5th wave to The Hunger Games and Divergant. The 5th wave is enither of those two. It is completely different. The action sequences are amazing and well done. I recommend the 5th wave. It really good. If i was skeptical then found myself acutally enjoying it, so will you. Watch it!!… Expand

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Knightsfilms

Jan 29, 2016

The 5th wave won't dissapoint. It is a thrill ride from start to end. The speical effects are azmazing and the waves are terrifying. The actions are well paced and awesome. It is action packed throughout the movie that will have you on the edge of your set. Will you survive the 5th wave?

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Silvaninha

Jan 22, 2016

My son had mentioned me to see this movie, I really thought it would not surprise me let alone please me , but I actually found the fantastic movie without unnecessary dialogues and without much ado , I loved a lot and recommend it to everyone!

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Ralfbergs

Dec 25, 2016

I liked the idea of the movie and it was quite interesting throughout, I don't know why it has so many negative reviews. Only thing which I did not like was towards the end that it basically didn't solve anything and that some of the things started to be too weird and did not make sense.I liked the idea of the movie and it was quite interesting throughout, I don't know why it has so many negative reviews. Only thing which I did not like was towards the end that it basically didn't solve anything and that some of the things started to be too weird and did not make sense. Plus they made it kinda that it will have sequels and if it is trying to make itself as another Maze Runner, Hunger Games etc franchise I think that's a bad idea.… Expand

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TVJerry

Jan 27, 2016

Not being familiar with the novel, I was expecting a flick about an alien catastrophe. The first 30 minutes were promising, with devastating attacks on our planet. Then it drops Chloë Grace Moretz (with her shampoo commercial hair) into YA territory, as she struggles to find her brother andNot being familiar with the novel, I was expecting a flick about an alien catastrophe. The first 30 minutes were promising, with devastating attacks on our planet. Then it drops Chloë Grace Moretz (with her shampoo commercial hair) into YA territory, as she struggles to find her brother and save civilization. The typical tropes of the genre kick in (burgeoning romance, youngsters leading the effort, a sweet kid). That might have been acceptable if the holes in the logic didn’t make the whole thing seem stupid. It was relatively well paced, but the action was mediocre and the teen drama dragged it down.… Expand

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ErikTheCritic

Oct 14, 2018

With generic special effects and a cheesy romance, "The 5th Wave" is a movie that has potential to succeed, but in the end is a tedious, slow-paced snoozefest.

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Twodecadesgamer

Sep 2, 2016

Wow. I NEVER write movie reviews but this is just ridiculous, and I mean that literally. This 'movie' is what happens when the producers and director don't even TRY and release a pandering piece of garbage that doesn't make a bit of sense. It's post alien invasion America, where the blowWow. I NEVER write movie reviews but this is just ridiculous, and I mean that literally. This 'movie' is what happens when the producers and director don't even TRY and release a pandering piece of garbage that doesn't make a bit of sense. It's post alien invasion America, where the blow dryer still works and the cast of hot people in their mid-twenties are playing teenagers. Really. Everyone also has a cosmetic consultant. This entirely derivative and nearly plagiarized pile of teen angst fails in every dimension, and I wonder how people get access to so much funding with work this incompetent. Incompetent is the word, this movie is awful, and if it follows the 'book' closely then all of this criticism goes to the author too.… Expand

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