J.J. Abrams' Cloverfield Is Streaming Now on Peacock (DETAILS)
The 2008 sci-fi found-footage classic is the perfect spooky season watch!
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Key Takeaways
- Cloverfield, the 2008 found-footage horror hit produced by J.J. Abrams, is now streaming on Peacock alongside 10 Cloverfield Lane.
- The film follows a group of young New Yorkers documenting their survival during a massive monster attack on the city using a handheld camcorder, helping popularize the found-footage genre.
- Directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard, the movie became a major box office success, earning more than $172 million worldwide on a $25 million budget.
It's official: Cloverfield, one of the pioneer films of the found-footage genre, has landed on Peacock!
The 2008 J.J. Abrams horror-thriller was a massive success at the box office, earning over $172 million worldwide from just a $25 million budget en route to becoming a modern sci-fi classic. A TODAY article from 2008 described Cloverfield as "exciting, terrifying and breathlessly entertaining," and nearly two decades later, the film's original premise and genuine scares hold up in impressive fashion.
Keep reading for more details on how to watch Cloverfield, below.
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Where can you watch Cloverfield?
As of October 1, you can stream the 2008 film Cloverfield on Peacock.
Horror fans can also stream another movie set in the same Cloverfield universe on Peacock: 2016's 10 Cloverfield Lane starring John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
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What is Cloverfield about?
Cloverfield tells the story of a group of young New Yorkers whose going-away party for a friend gets derailed as a nightmarish, skyscraper-sized monster wrecks havoc on the city. The group utilizes a a handheld camcorder to record their harrowing ordeal as they try to survive the destruction caused by the monster.
The vast majority of Cloverfield plays out in "found-footage" style, meaning the narrative is explained through the lens of a video camera that survived all of the chaotic destruction. The result is a harrowing first-person experience that helped define a new genre of filmmaking.
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Who is in the Cloverfield cast?
Cloverfield boasts an ensemble cast that includes Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Odette Annable, Mike Vogel, Ben Feldman, and Theo Rossi.
In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes ahead of the film's original theatrical release, Stahl-David spoke about the film's wild premise.
"I think in some ways it's as much a survival movie as it is about the monster. The monster is definitely the problem, but you're seeing it the way we would, we don't pan back and watch it perfectly. It is going to be exciting," he explained. "It is contemporary film vocabulary — this kind of first-hand account, something that could've been on YouTube or something. Someone just holds up the camera and starts filming, there are probably other accounts, [our footage is] just the one the government happens to find."
The film is directed by Matt Reeves (The Batman), produced by J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) and Bryan Burk (Super 8), and written by Drew Goddard (Project Hail Mary).
