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
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Oh. What. Fun.
Nick Robinson ... Ben Parish
Damsel, Charlie Harper
Alex Roe ... Evan Walker
Bone Lake, Forever My Girl
Maika Monroe ... Ringer
Reminders of Him, In Cold Light
Maria Bello ... Sergeant Reznik
Prisoners, Every Day
Maggie Siff ... Lisa Sullivan
Concussion, Push
Liev Schreiber ... Colonel Vosch
Caught Stealing, Isle of Dogs
Ron Livingston ... Oliver Sullivan
Parkland, The Flash
Tony Revolori ... Dumbo
Roofman, Spider-Man: Homecoming
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 Lonely Planet and Burlesque.
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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 Dirty Grandpa, The Boy and Mojave.
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 .
