# The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)  > **The future unleashed every thing.** > Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality. **Runtime**: 1h 42m **Genres**: Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction ## Cast - [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]] as Ava Hamilton - [[Daniel Brühl]] as Schmidt - [[Chris O'Dowd]] as Mundy - [[David Oyelowo]] as Kiel - [[John Ortiz]] as Monk Acosta - [[Elizabeth Debicki]] as Mina Jensen - [[Zhang Ziyi]] as Tam - [[Aksel Hennie]] as Volkov - [[Roger Davies]] as Michael Hamilton - [[Clover Nee]] as Molly - [[Donal Logue]] as Mark Stambler - [[Simon Pegg]] as Radio Voice - [[Greg Grunberg]] as Joe (voice) - [[Jordan Rivera]] as Ayana Age 7 - [[Suzanne Cryer]] as Newscaster - [[Nathan Oliver]] as Isaac (age 4) - [[Celeste Clark]] as Ayana Age 4 --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/384521) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt2548396)