A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 14 nominations
Jaeden Martell
- Alton
- (as Jaeden Lieberher)
Allison Gabriel
- Hannah (Ranch Member)
- (as Allison King)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBecause he wanted final cut, Jeff Nichols originally considered making the film with an independent film studio, rather than at Warner Bros Pictures. It wasn't until his last meeting with Warner Bros that he informed them of this requirement. However, the producers at the company still agreed to make the film, due to its relatively small budget.
- GoofsNear the end of the movie, after Roy breaks through the road blockade, the air bags are engaged. However, seconds later the vehicle is able to drive away without any sign of them. Air bags are designed to instantly inflate to cushion the people in the car against impact, but then to deflate straight away. Although there are many shots in which you cannot see the air bags, when the car flips over, it can be seen in its deflated state.
- Quotes
Alton Meyer: Dad?
Roy: Yeah?
Alton Meyer: Are you scared?
Roy: Yes.
Alton Meyer: You don't have to worry about me.
Roy: I like worrying about you.
Alton Meyer: You don't have to anymore.
Roy: I'll always worry about you Alton. That's the deal.
- SoundtracksSunrise Mass
Written by Ola Gjeilo
Performed by Majorstua Chamber Choir / Kammerkoret Nova with String Orchestra
Conducted by Tore Erik Mohn
Courtesy of GIA Publications, Inc.
Featured review
wish all indies were this good...
And I can say with some certainty that Jeff Nichols has a heck of a career ahead of him.
To be frank, after your first 1000 or so IMDb reviews, you get a bit cynical. You start to understand that, in spite of the hype, movies are not as good as they used to be -- more like production-line white-bread, all mapped out and pre-sold into the appropriate distribution channels before the first viewer ever even gets a look -- and that in the same time period, TV has come to surpass film in terms of quality and entertainment value.
And then every now and then you get a film like Midnight Special and for a brief moment you start to think this medium might someday recapture its glory days.
I am not going to tell the story or do anything which will diminish your experience, should you choose to see this film.
I will simply say that, if you believe the primary goal of a movie is to hold your interest and entertain, this one does the job from the first frame to the closing credits.
Boy is that refreshing!
The actors -- not name actors -- were excellent.
The special effects were mind-boggling, especially for an indie.
The script breaks (or bends) some rules of conventional narrative but otherwise is so tight you could use it for a drum solo.
Highly recommended.
((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
To be frank, after your first 1000 or so IMDb reviews, you get a bit cynical. You start to understand that, in spite of the hype, movies are not as good as they used to be -- more like production-line white-bread, all mapped out and pre-sold into the appropriate distribution channels before the first viewer ever even gets a look -- and that in the same time period, TV has come to surpass film in terms of quality and entertainment value.
And then every now and then you get a film like Midnight Special and for a brief moment you start to think this medium might someday recapture its glory days.
I am not going to tell the story or do anything which will diminish your experience, should you choose to see this film.
I will simply say that, if you believe the primary goal of a movie is to hold your interest and entertain, this one does the job from the first frame to the closing credits.
Boy is that refreshing!
The actors -- not name actors -- were excellent.
The special effects were mind-boggling, especially for an indie.
The script breaks (or bends) some rules of conventional narrative but otherwise is so tight you could use it for a drum solo.
Highly recommended.
((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))
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- Untitled Jeff Nichols/Sci-Fi Project
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- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,712,282
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $190,012
- Mar 20, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $7,112,282
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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