10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
87%RT Audience Score: 79%
Awards & Nominations: 16 wins & 48 nominations
Smart, solidly crafted, and palpably tense, 10 Cloverfield Lane makes the most of its confined setting and outstanding cast — and suggests a new frontier for franchise filmmaking
10 Cloverfield Lane is a must-see thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. John Goodman’s performance as the affable yet menacing Howard is a standout, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead matches him note for note. The twists and turns will keep you guessing until the very end, and the sounds will make you squirm as much as the visuals. It’s a refreshing take on a familiar concept, and a spellbinding treat that you won’t want to end.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Home Place Plantation – State Highway 18, Hahnville, Louisiana, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for thematic material including frightening sequences of threat with some violence, and brief language
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 43m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 14, 2016
Genre(s)
Mystery & thriller
Keyword(s)
starring John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr., directed by Dan Trachtenberg, written by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, Damien Chazelle, Mystery & thriller, PG-13, box office gross $72.1M, reviewed by Candice Frederick, Nigel Andrews, Sara Michelle Fetters, Roxana Hadadi, Max Weiss, Udita Jhunjhunwala, Cory Woodroof, Brian Eggert, Therese Lacson, Olly Richards, Emma Wolfe, Jordy Sirkin, produced by J.J Abrams, Lindsey Weber, Paramount Pictures, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Datasat, Scope (2.35:1), confined setting, underground bunker, chemical attack, air unbreathable, controlling, menacing nature, escape, truth about the outside world, tightrope-walking, ex Navy conspiracy theorist, twists and turns, ambiguity
Worldwide gross: $110,216,998
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $135,842,292
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 883
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 14,813,772
US/Canada gross: $72,082,998
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $88,842,192
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 807
US/Canada opening weekend: $24,727,437
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $30,476,531
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 449
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $15,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $18,487,478
Production budget ranking: 1,405
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $9,955,507
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $107,399,306
ROI to date (est.): 378%
ROI ranking: 358
Mary Elizabeth Winstead – Michelle
John Gallagher Jr. – Emmett
Douglas M. Griffin – Driver
Suzanne Cryer – Woman
Bradley Cooper – Ben (Voice)
Director(s)
Dan Trachtenberg
Writer(s)
Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, Damien Chazelle
Producer(s)
J.J. Abrams, Lindsey Weber
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
16 wins & 48 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (316) | Top Critics (71) | Fresh (285) | Rotten (31)
It’s well acted, nuanced, and surprisingly effective. A definite must-see thriller.
March 21, 2017 | Rating: B+
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
It works best whenever Goodman swaggers into frame, a slack-jawed psycho with a cuddly side.
December 28, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
10 Cloverfield Lane might not be a true sequel to Cloverfield, but that doesn’t make it any less magnificent, watching it a spellbinding treat I simply did not want to see come to an end.
August 15, 2016 | Rating: 4/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
Set in the same universe as the 2008 monster-focused blockbuster, 10 Cloverfield Lane focuses tightly on a trio of survivors, with solid fear and tension.
August 2, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
Roxana Hadadi
Chesapeake Family Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Both Winstead and Gallagher Jr. are great as the young bomb shelter roomies, but it’s Goodman’s film. He’s a Stephen King-style character — affable and menacing, with both a cheery bonhomie and a hair-trigger temper.
June 13, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
John Goodman brings his A-game to the part of the tightrope-walking Howard who is at times kind and gentle and at others unhinged and cuckoo. Mary Elizabeth Winstead matches him note for note.
May 2, 2016
Udita Jhunjhunwala
Scroll.in
TOP CRITIC
This is one of the best films of the last 10-20 years, just like Cloverfield was. One day I hope the grander film community will get there. These deserve to be up there with all the great sci-fi/horror films. They’re just about perfect.
July 6, 2022
Cory Woodroof
615 Film
With interesting characters, a stellar cast, terrifying revelations, and top-notch filmmaking in every respect, 10 Cloverfield Lane is a smart and effective thriller that would make Hitchcock proud.
April 18, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It is a refreshing take on a familiar concept, with twists and turns that (…) keep your attention with white-knuckled intensity.
October 9, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Therese Lacson
Nerdophiles
The sounds will make you squirm as much as the visuals in this terrifying thriller.
June 8, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Olly Richards
NME
Michelle was really clever, and I really enjoyed her character.
May 7, 2021 | Rating: 7.5/10
Emma Wolfe
SpookyAstronauts
The film is a suspenseful, thrilling experience that is totally unexpected and filled with twists.
January 2, 2021
Jordy Sirkin
Jordy Reviews It…
Plot
After getting in a car accident, Michelle awakens to find herself in a mysterious bunker with two men named Howard and Emmett. Howard offers her a pair of crutches to help her remain mobile with her leg injury sustained from the car crash and tells her to “get good on those” before leaving the bunker. She has been given the information that there has been an alien attack and the outside world is poisoned. However, Howard and Emmett’s intentions soon become questionable and Michelle is faced with a question: Is it better in here or out there?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
John Goodman’s performance as Howard provides an incredible amount of tension and anxiety throughout the events of 10 Cloverfield Lane, making for a tightly wound thriller film.
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