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6.2/10 • 1.9K

2016-02-181h 52m

AdventureDramaScience Fiction

He's not like us.

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

Directors
Jeff Nichols
Editors
Julie Monroe

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Michael Shannon

    Michael Shannon

    Roy Tomlin

  2. Jaeden Martell

    Jaeden Martell

    Alton Meyer

  3. Joel Edgerton

    Joel Edgerton

    Lucas

  4. Kirsten Dunst

    Kirsten Dunst

    Sarah Tomlin

  5. Adam Driver

    Adam Driver

    Agent Sevier

  6. David Jensen

    David Jensen

    Elden

  7. Sam Shepard

    Sam Shepard

    Calvin Meyer

  8. Scott Haze

    Scott Haze

    Levi

  9. Dana Gourrier

    Dana Gourrier

    Sharon Davison

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Reno

Sep 1, 2016

7/10

A secret road adventure during the dark hours!
So the Jeff Nichols and Micahel Shannon saga continues. This is theirs 4th film together in the last nine years and all of them were well accepted. Now they are into sci-fi for this, which is kind of a road movie that resembles hundreds of other films. Only thematically, but in parts it looks different, especially for being too realistic as what the director is famous for. Finally, something is not a comedy or a full of CGI, yet still it is a wonderful sci-fi-drama with some thrill moments. It opened like the midway of the story. We obviously have to wait for a proper explanation to know what's going on, who is the child and where they're taking him. So it all begins with two armed men driving a young kid on the dark hours. Only we know is that they are protecting the boy from the government people, but the film took some time to give a clear picture of the condition. In the meantime, I started my prediction game, but I expected the film to clarify how it all began. It never cared about that part, only moved forward and that's how we're going to get some answers where a few might feel its a let down. The negative of the film is you won't fully understand it, but it is not an incomplete story, just designed that way that leaves for the viewer to add their own perspectives to where the writer left blank spaces. Like I said the people are comparing it with the similar films and I did not care about that, but I disappointed with the conclusion. It was neatly folded, I actually liked it, but it was not fresh, especially it totally mirrors 'Tomorrowland'. Now I know why Warner Bros moved it from last year to this year's release. It might be a coincident because the director who is also the writer has a good reputation, so I believe it is definitely not a steal, just a common creative that we've already seen many films like that. Overall, this film is worth, but might not satisfy the Jeff Nichols fans, because like I said plenty of times before in my reviews, now it the sci-fi era and every filmmaker and film-star want to board on that plane. So it did not spare Jeff Nichols as well. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$18,000,000.00
Revenue
$7,112,282.00
Keywords
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