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.
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Release Date:
Friday, January 22, 2016 Nationwide
violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying.
Plot: What's the story about?
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.
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Who stars in The 5th Wave: Cast List
Chloë Grace Moretz ... Cassie Sullivan
Nimona, The Equalizer
Nick Robinson ... Ben Parish
Damsel, Snack Shack
Alex Roe ... Evan Walker
Forever My Girl, Rings
Maika Monroe ... Ringer
Longlegs, The Guest
Maria Bello ... Sergeant Reznik
Better Start Swimming, Prisoners
Maggie Siff ... Lisa Sullivan
Push, Concussion
Liev Schreiber ... Colonel Vosch
My Little Pony: The Movie, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Ron Livingston ... Oliver Sullivan
The Flash, Office Space
Tony Revolori ... Dumbo
Spider-Man: Homecoming, Scream VI
Who's making The 5th Wave: Crew List
A look at the The 5th Wave behind-the-scenes crew and production team. 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.
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Production: What we know about The 5th Wave?
Key Facts
- Based on the young adult by Richard Yancey.
Filming Timeline
- 2015 - November: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2015 - June: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2014 - July: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2013 - August: The film was set to Development status.
Susannah Grant to adapt the first novel in a trilogy by Rick Yancey. Tobey Maguire, Graham King and Tim Headington will produce.
- 2012 - March: The film was set to Development status.
The 5th Wave Release Date: When was the film released?
The 5th Wave was a Nationwide release in 2016 on Friday, January 22, 2016. There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including The Boy, Dirty Grandpa and Terminus.
The 5th Wave DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The 5th Wave was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 .