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The Midnight Sky

Play trailer 2:34 Poster for The Midnight Sky PG-13 Released Dec 11, 2020 1h 58m Sci-Fi Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
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The Midnight Sky lacks the dramatic heft to match its narrative scale, but its flaws are often balanced by thoughtful themes and a poignant performance from director-star George Clooney.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk Splintered as the story is between its two extreme settings, The Midnight Sky is an enjoyable Friday-night viewing experience, but misses the potential to expand on its themes of isolation and optimism in a memorable way. Rated: 3/5 Sep 23, 2024 Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle The Midnight Sky shines with Clooney's deep and abiding belief in the human condition, in compassion, in ... "redemption" is the wrong word, too Catholic. Rather, in connection, even if it is brief, even if it is seemingly one-sided. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 12, 2021 Full Review Rex Reed Observer The two-hour running time seems like two years as it drags on indefinitely. Rated: 1/4 Jan 5, 2021 Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net If you can overlook certain clichés and the hokey narrative device, THE MIDNIGHT SKY is a thoroughly engaging post-apocalyptic sci-fi film. It may not do anything particularly new with the genre, but it doesn’t need to. Rated: 4/5 Jul 11, 2024 Full Review Brett Doze InSession Film While the film isn’t a total loss based on these areas, the lack of a convincing narrative and a connection to the characters makes for a tough sit. Rated: D May 2, 2023 Full Review M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut Netflix’s The Midnight Sky doesn’t quite border on humdrum, but lands on ambivalent. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 9, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lysander K Enjoyed the somber and slow story. Don't always need to see action-packed, uplifting movies. Not every part needs an explanation, The movie worked. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review Elma G It was a slow burner and gripping and sad. Watched with my son and we both ended up in tears at humanity's stupidity and loss. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/29/24 Full Review D S 2 stars is about right based on reality. *SPOILERS* ahead. There is absolutely no way in heck he falls underneath the ice into the water and lives without getting hypothermia. How does he magically dry in a super blizzard by the time he gets to the next station? Even if his daughter is a figment of imagination, surviving a blizzard after falling into freezing cold water with no food or water all while dying of cancer was not in his imagination. The end was pretty lame too where they just click on buttons on the control panel and the movie fades out. 1st half of the movie was OK, last half was a waste of time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review Stephen B This movie's plot was a real shame in that it had huge potential. It felt like an episode of a show but you only got one long one. Also, there were some scenes that would just never occur in real life as filmed (the ice water/blizzard bit). The acting was solid, but it felt like they were fighting a weak plot line the whole time. There'd be some real solid moments followed by an inexplicable full minute committed to a space singalong. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/24 Full Review Prince d Generally a good film, worth watching, but very frustrating. George Clooney doesn't make any effort to develop good character, and the reason for the destruction of the Earth was never made clear. It was disappointing Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review Andrew P The first 25 minutes of the film were perhaps the best and from there it sort of meandered along without any impetus to draw the viewer in. They're going through a blizzard to get to a bigger radio dish... why? To talk to a space craft. The space craft get's caught in an asteroid field and sustains some damage that has to be fixed. What are they doing and why? Who knows. The earth is suddenly uninhabitable and all space stations but one are lost. Why and How? Who knows. The movie became like a kind of back drop of space and ice scenes some of which looked pretty cool. Stil left me wondering what the hell was the film actually about. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
Director
George Clooney
Producer
Grant Heslov, George Clooney, Keith Redmon, Bard Dorros, Cliff Roberts
Screenwriter
Mark L. Smith
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Syndicate Entertainment, Anonymous Content, Smokehouse Pictures, Netflix, Truenorth Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Bloody Images|Brief Strong Language)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 11, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 23, 2020
Runtime
1h 58m
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