10 Cloverfield Lane
A Quiet Place feels very much like a film that should be taking place in the Cloverfield extended universe. So it may not come as a surprise to you to know that, at one point in time, the studio behind A Quiet Place actually did want it to be a part of that universe. However, the creators thought that it was a film that could stand on its own two feet. They, of course, were right to do so, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that this film still feels very similar to Cloverfield, or more specifically, 10 Cloverfield Lane.
After a car accident, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes to find herself trapped in an underground bunker with two men (John Goodman and John Gallagher Jr) who believe life above ground has become unsafe due to a chemical attack. When things start to get dark in the bunker, Michelle tries to escape and find out what really happened above ground, to which comes the revelation that the bunker might be the safest place after all. Like Signs before it, 10 Cloverfield Lane works well because you don’t really know what’s going on in the world. Its element of mystery and uneasy tone compliment each other nicely, in a similar way to A Quiet Place, to create a chilling movie.
