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The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky

There's a universe between all of us.

20205.71h 58m

Overview

A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

Directed by George Clooney
Written by Mark L. Smith, Lily Brooks-Dalton
Produced by Bard Dorros, Keith Redmon, Cliff Roberts
Box Office0Revenue: $70K

Top Cast

George Clooney

George Clooney

Augustine Lofthouse

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Sully

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Adewole

Caoilinn Springall

Caoilinn Springall

Iris

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Mitchell

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

Sanchez

Tiffany Boone

Tiffany Boone

Maya

Sophie Rundle

Sophie Rundle

Jean

Ethan Peck

Ethan Peck

Young Augustine

Tim Russ

Tim Russ

Mason Mosley

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookpost-apocalyptic futurenuclear radiationspace travelarctic polar circle regionend of the worldcancerastronautspace explorationspace adventurespacewalk2040sspace walk

About The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky is a science fiction, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of based on novel or book, post-apocalyptic future, nuclear radiation, space travel, arctic polar circle region, end of the world. Directed by George Clooney, it stars George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo. A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

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