The 5th Wave

Release Date: Friday, January 22, 2016 Nationwide

Nick Robinson, Maria Bello, Liev Schreiber, Maika Monroe, Tobey Maguire, Ron Livingston, Alex Roe, Chloë Grace Moretz, Graham King, Maggie Siff, Tony Revolori, Tim Headington, J Blakeson, Susannah Grant

Follows 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan who 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.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 52 m

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Follows 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan who 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.

Plot

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Plot
A teenage girl survives an alien invasion only to then search for her brother, who may or may not have been abducted by human-looking extra-terrestrials. She is helped by a boy who might also be an alien in disguise.
Cited as modified plot formulation from deadline.com
Drama Sci-Fi Teen Adaptation

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The film's director J Blakeson last directed I Care A Lot and The Disappearance of Alice Creed. The film's writer Susannah Grant last wrote Burlesque and The Soloist.

Director
J Blakeson
Screenwriter
Producers
Tim Headington
Graham King
Tobey Maguire

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying.
Runtime
1 hr, 52 m
Tagline
Darkness. Destruction. Infection. Invasion.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

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The 5th Wave TV Spot: Destruction

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  • Based on the young adult by Richard Yancey.

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Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Susannah Grant to adapt the first novel in a trilogy by Rick Yancey. Tobey Maguire, Graham King and Tim Headington will produce.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

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The 5th Wave was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 22, 2016 . There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including Dirty Grandpa, The Boy and Exposed.



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Sun., Apr. 3, 2016

  • Added a running time of 112 minutes

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