The 5th Wave
- director: J Blakeson
- actor: Alex Roe Chloe Grace Moretz Liev Schreiber Maggie Siff Maika Monroe Maria Bello Nick Robinson Ron Livingston Zackary Arthur
- writer: Akiva Goldsman Jeff Pinkner Susannah Grant
Synopsis:
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.
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