Midnight Special (2016)

Directed by

Jeff Nichols

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, action film, science fiction film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 2,066 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father flees with his young son from a religious cult and government agents. The boy has strange powers that both groups want to control.

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What happens

Midnight Special is a 2016 American Southern Gothic science fiction drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols, and produced by Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones. The film stars Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Martell, and Sam Shepard. It is Nichols's fourth full-length film and his first studio production. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Shannon plays a father who escapes with his son from both the government and a cult after they discover that his son has special powers. The film began a theatrical release on March 18 by Warner Bros. Pictures, expanding wider in subsequent weeks. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $7 million worldwide against its $18 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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