The Midnight Sky (2020)

Directed by

George Clooney

Genre

science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 2,039 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging scientist travels across the frozen Arctic to warn a spaceship crew not to return to Earth after a global disaster. The film follows his difficult journey through the ice and snow.

lonelysomberquiettensemelancholicslow-pacedcoldreflective

What happens

The Midnight Sky is a 2020 American science fiction film directed by George Clooney based on the 2016 novel Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton. The script was written by Mark L. Smith. Clooney plays a leading role in his film, as an aging scientist who must venture across the frigid Arctic Circle to warn off a returning interplanetary spaceship following a global catastrophe on Earth. Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Tiffany Boone, Demián Bichir, Kyle Chandler, and Caoilinn Springall also star in this film. The Midnight Sky began a limited theatrical release on December 11, 2020, before being released on Netflix on December 23. It received mixed reviews from critics but was named one of the ten best films of 2020 by the National Board of Review. At the 93rd Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Visual Effects, but lost to Tenet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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