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The Midnight Sky

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5.7/10 • 1.9K

2020-12-101h 58m

Science FictionDrama

There's a universe between all of us.

A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

Directors
George Clooney
Editors
Stephen Mirrione

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  1. George Clooney

    George Clooney

    Augustine Lofthouse

  2. Felicity Jones

    Felicity Jones

    Sully

  3. David Oyelowo

    David Oyelowo

    Adewole

  4. Caoilinn Springall

    Caoilinn Springall

    Iris

  5. Kyle Chandler

    Kyle Chandler

    Mitchell

  6. Demián Bichir

    Demián Bichir

    Sanchez

  7. Tiffany Boone

    Tiffany Boone

    Maya

  8. Sophie Rundle

    Sophie Rundle

    Jean

  9. Ethan Peck

    Ethan Peck

    Young Augustine

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Peter McGinn

Jul 21, 2021

7/10

Okay, I get it: I have seen many critiques about this movie relying upon inaccurate science and featuring plot holes here and there. I admit to a bell going off in my head when our main hero Augustus seems to exhibit no death-like characteristics after diving into frigid arctic waters. But I have a tendency to suspend my disbelief in science fiction movies if the characters, the dialogue and the general story keep my interest. What kept me connected to the action was not the spaceship stuff, but rather the faltering, slowly developing interaction and relationship between Augustus and Iris, the girl left behind during the evacuation. It is handled patiently and believably. I found myself quite invested in them becoming close. (And I am setting aside the odd hints that Iris might not even exist outside Augustus’s own mind.) The scenes on board the spaceship Augustus is trying to contact were less compelling for me. My, those folks were consummate professionals, weren’t they? They bantered back and forth, but where were their emotions for the most part, except under extreme duress? Besides Maya, I wouldn’t have been shocked to learn they were androids. The Midnight Sky was entertaining enough to keep my interest, but it seemed to leave several questions in my mind, not the least of which was: it is well and good to send Adam and Eve to populate a new planet, but outside of serious incest, how are they to get past the first generation?

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$70,018.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookpost-apocalyptic futurenuclear radiationspace travelarctic polar circle regionend of the worldcancerastronautspace explorationspace adventurespacewalk2040sspace walk