The 5th Wave (2016)

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Protect your own.

16-year-old Cassie Sullivan 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.

• Released: 2016-01-14
• Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 6,218 votes

Directed by J Blakeson.

Top cast

• Chloë Grace Moretz as Cassie Sullivan
• Nick Robinson as Ben Parish / Zombie
• Alex Roe as Evan Walker
• Zackary Arthur as Sam Sullivan
• Ron Livingston as Oliver Sullivan
• Maggie Siff as Lisa Sullivan
• Maria Bello as Sergeant Reznik
• Liev Schreiber as Colonel Vosch
• Maika Monroe as Ringer
• Tony Revolori as Dumbo

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Where to watch The 5th Wave

• United States: stream on Netflix; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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