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The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave

Protect your own.

20165.91h 52m

Overview

16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

Directed by J Blakeson
Written by Rick Yancey, Susannah Grant, Jeff Pinkner
Produced by Graham King, Tobey Maguire, Matthew Plouffe
Box OfficeBudget: $38.0MRevenue: $109.9M

Top Cast

Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz

Cassiopeia "Cassie" Sullivan

Nick Robinson

Nick Robinson

Ben "Zombie" Parish

Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Oliver Sullivan

Maggie Siff

Maggie Siff

Lisa Sullivan

Alex Roe

Alex Roe

Evan Walker

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Sergeant Reznik

Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe

Marika "Ringer" Kimura

Zackary Arthur

Zackary Arthur

Sammy "Nugget" Sullivan

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vosch

Tony Revolori

Tony Revolori

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookdystopiaalienalien invasionhuman subjugationenvironmental disasterbased on young adult novel

About The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave is a science fiction, adventure, action film released in 2016 exploring themes of based on novel or book, dystopia, alien, alien invasion, human subjugation, environmental disaster. Directed by J Blakeson, it stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston. 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

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