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10 Cloverfield Lane

2016

Dan Trachtenberg

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr., Suzanne Cryer, Douglas M. Griffin

6.4

30,973

Thriller. Mystery. Horror. Sci-Fi After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"Unexpected, in the best sense (...) the highly inventive screenplay (...) is anchored by a transformative performance from Goodman"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"['10 Cloverfield Lane'] comes loaded with everything a psychological thriller needs to shatter your nerves (...) As for the movie's impact — to paraphrase Donald Trump, it's going to be huge. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"A sensationally effective semi-sequel that bears virtually no narrative or stylistic resemblance to its predecessor (...) the tension is rooted in psychology rather than gimmickry"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"A Hitchcockian drama (...) Proving again that he's undoubtedly one of the best character actors working, Goodman shines as Howard (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A modern-day Twilight Zone (...) Is it a thriller, a puzzle, or a monster movie? Producer JJ Abrams's vice-like spiritual successor to 2008's Cloverfield keeps you guessing until the end (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"'10 Cloverfield Lane' is an irresistible thriller, directed with lots of confidence and flair (...) Though the movie takes place almost entirely in a single location, it is constantly active and tense"	POS
United States	Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"The filmmaking, by first-time feature director Dan Trachtenberg, is suitably claustrophobic and suspenseful, working up to a level of stress that may be unhealthy for anyone with a weak heart"	POS
United States	Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice	"The purest example yet of the J.J. Abrams house style (...) 10 Cloverfield Lane is a success: well shot and -staged, arrestingly acted, edited with a crisp unpredictability"	POS
United States	Bill Zwecker Chicago Sun-Times	"Unpredictability in cinema is frequently a missing element -- especially when we're talking about movies that fall into the horror or science-fiction genres. With 10 Cloverfield Lane, there is no such problem (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"'10 Cloverfield Lane' (...) is smartly chilling and finally spectacular."	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"['10 Cloverfield Lane] is lean, and taut, and tense, and moves with Swiss-clock precision. Still, it’s not as scary as you want it to be. Honestly, the best thing about it may be its buzz-building top-secret tease of a marketing campaign"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Forget monsters: in 10 Cloverfield Lane, it’s the paranoia and claustrophobia that will kill you (...) the film has enough low-key, slow-burn suspense to keep the simplicity of the premise humming along"	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"Even if this tale might have been better served as a 40-minute short than as a full-length movie, first-time feature director Dan Trachtenberg has cast a trio of actors at the top of their game, and they elevate the material"	POS

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