The Midnight Sky

Name: The Midnight Sky
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Released: December 11, 2020
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 58
Cast: David Oyelowo, Demián Bichir, Ethan Peck, Felicity Jones, George Clooney

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): December 11, 2020 | PG-13

Starring: David Oyelowo, Demián Bichir, Ethan Peck, Felicity Jones, George Clooney, Kyle Chandler, Miriam Shor, Sophie Rundle, Tiffany Boone, Tim Russ

Summary: Augustine (George Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

Director: George Clooney

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 122 min

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Richard Roeper

Dec 22, 2020

The Midnight Sky is a waking dream that keeps you in its grips. Read full review

Simran Hans

Dec 13, 2020

Set pieces . . . are thrilling and judiciously spaced. The performances Clooney draws out are even better. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

Dec 9, 2020

There are several arresting visual set pieces . . . And there's the more ordinary pleasure, too, of seeing this many good actors, snug and earnest in their jumpsuits, go to work. But the film often feels less like its own distinct narrative than a sort of greatest-hits amalgam of movies like The Martian, Gravity, Interstellar, Ad Astra, and all the others that came before. Read full review

Empire Nick de Semlyen

Dec 9, 2020

Swinging between ice and space, Clooney has upped his directorial ambition and delivered a big-scale, big-hearted story, even if it struggles to match the films it riffs on. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Dec 24, 2020

The last five minutes of Midnight Sky are touching and beautifully acted — if you’re willing to wait for it. Read full review

Ty Burr

Dec 10, 2020

The Midnight Sky is handsome to look at and, in its early scenes, quite engrossing. But it’s an oddly structured affair and, in the end, the director can’t keep it on course. Read full review

Keith Watson

Dec 10, 2020

The film minimizes the tragedy of the human race’s near-complete annihilation by positioning it as the backdrop for the world’s most grandiose deadbeat-dad redemption arc. Read full review

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MAJORSTS

Dec 16, 2020

George Clooney is amazing in this film. Great story and a great script. Great film!

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Vadertime

Dec 29, 2020

This is barely a sci-fi movie. It's a movie about human drama. Dram occurring with a single scientist left at an arctic research facility. Drama happening with the crew of a ship returning from an exploratory mission to Jupiter and it's moons. This story moves slowly, but it is a captivatingThis is barely a sci-fi movie. It's a movie about human drama. Dram occurring with a single scientist left at an arctic research facility. Drama happening with the crew of a ship returning from an exploratory mission to Jupiter and it's moons. This story moves slowly, but it is a captivating sketch of a man's choices and regrets - Clooney's character. It is also about hope and second chances - the crew on the ship returning to Jupiter. If you're into cerebral movies then you will like this one. Happy New Year.… Expand

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FelpsGP

Dec 26, 2020

Well... I guess it's good enough. It tries to add a lot of drama in moments it doesn't need and the "plot twist" in the end is just lame and overall there's nothing you haven't seen before. Also, every single aspect needed more work. The background story is extremely shallow, the explanationWell... I guess it's good enough. It tries to add a lot of drama in moments it doesn't need and the "plot twist" in the end is just lame and overall there's nothing you haven't seen before. Also, every single aspect needed more work. The background story is extremely shallow, the explanation about the fate of the earth is barely touched, characters need more context, it has weak dialogs and it feels a bit slow. But, I still enjoyed it. The movie has its moments. Everything that happens in the space station is entertaining. The actors deliver a good job and Clooney really immerses himself in the character.
Good camera work, good cgi, colors. It's a very beautiful movie.
In the end, it's a sci-fi drama with some action scenes and I found it interesting. If you like space, go for it, it's not remarkable but it's entertaining.… Expand

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DogeGamer2015

Jan 2, 2021

Un desperdicio total de dos horas; es lenta y poco interesante; no la recomiendo.

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Dylviews

Dec 24, 2020

Is mankind really worth saving .?Understated with some ominous overtones . A very decent watch . My only criticism would be that the characters’ personalities and backgrounds could do with more explanation.

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katezoe

Dec 24, 2020

George Clooney directs this maudlin science-fiction drama. Bland acting and a story that has been done too many times. A waste of time.

6 of 7 users found this helpful61

Dostoyevsky3

Jan 21, 2021

A dead-beat film filled with glum and gloom that fails to answer the question of its very existence. The Midnight Sky is the most dissatisfying movie experience you could find and has mixed writing that only tanks the film with its depressed story.

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