Cloverfield

2008 · Directed by Matt Reeves · 85 min · fantasy film, disaster film, kaiju

★ 6.7/10 · 8,108 ratings on TMDB

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.