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The Midnight Sky 2020
DramaScience fictionScience fiction drama
A 2020 American science fiction film, The Midnight Sky follows an aging scientist played by Clooney who must travel through the frozen Arctic to alert a returning spaceship after Earth's global disaster. Based on the 2016 novel Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton, the film was directed by George Clooney and written by Mark L. Smith. Supporting cast includes Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Tiffany Boone, Demián Bichir, Kyle Chandler, and Caoilinn Springall. The movie had a limited theatrical release on December 11, 2020 followed by a wider release on December 23 through Netflix. Critics gave it mixed reviews, though the National Board of Review named it one of the ten best films of 2020. At the 93rd Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Visual Effects but lost to Tenet.
Cast
- George ClooneyAugustine Lofthouse
- Felicity JonesIris "Sully" Sullivan
- David OyelowoGordon Adewole
- Tiffany BooneMaya Lawrence
- Demián BichirSanchez
- Kyle ChandlerTom Mitchell
- Caoilinn Springallyoung Iris
- Sophie RundleJean Sullivan
- Ethan Peckyounger Augustine Lofthouse
- Miriam ShorTom Mitchell's wife
- Tim RussMason Mosley
- Eysis ClackenRachel
- Tia BannonJasmine
- Sam BondFather in Plane
Crew
- Director
- George Clooney
- Screenplay
- Mark L. Smith
- Producer
- Grant Heslov, George Clooney, Keith Redmon, Bard Dorros, Cliff Roberts
- Cinematography
- Martin Ruhe
- Editing
- Stephen Mirrione
- Music
- Alexandre Desplat
Details
- Production
- Anonymous Content, Smokehouse Pictures
- Distributor
- Netflix
- Budget
- $100 million
- Box office
- $3 million
