The 5th Wave (film)
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| Directed by | J Blakeson |
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The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey |
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| Music by | Henry Jackman |
| Cinematography | Enrique Chediak |
| Edited by | Paul Rubell |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $38 million |
| Box office | $109.9 million |
The 5th Wave is a 2016 American science fiction thriller film, directed by J Blakeson, with a screenplay by Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, and Jeff Pinkner, based on the novel of the same name by Rick Yancey. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe and Liev Schreiber.
Development began in March 2012, when Sony picked up the film rights to the trilogy, with Graham King's production company GK Films and Tobey Maguire's Material Pictures. Filming took place in Atlanta, Georgia from October 2014 to January 2015.
The 5th Wave was released on January 22, 2016 in the United States by Columbia Pictures. It grossed $109 million worldwide against a $38 million budget. It received negative reviews by critics criticizing its reused storyline and outdated CGI.
Ohio high-schooler Cassie Sullivan, armed with an M4 carbine, emerges from the woods to raid an abandoned gas station. Upon entering, she hears a male voice calling for help. She finds a wounded man, who points a gun at her, but they each put their weapons down. His hand is under his jacket and as he takes it out, she sees a glint of metal and kills him. He was holding a crucifix and the screen cuts to black to show her backstory.
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