Writer/director Jeff Nichols collaborates with the enigmatic and stoic Michael Shannon in this sci-fi thriller about a father trying to save his son who has unique powers.
With Midnight Special, writer/director Jeff Nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as a father (Michael Shannon) goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy’s special powers. What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the federal government. Co-starring Kirsten Dunst, Joel Edgerton, Sam Shepard, and Adam Driver. [112 min; drama, mystery, sci-fi, thriller; English]
"Midnight Special announces the arrival of a filmmaker in total control of his technique as well as our emotions. A bravura science-fiction thriller that explores emotional areas like parenthood and the nature of belief, it's a riveting genre exercise." — Kenneth Turan, L.A. Times
"It’s refreshing to find yourself immersed in a film that zigs and zags between genres—and occasionally zaps your senses with an electric charge of shock and awe." — Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
"As father and son speed toward some doomsday reckoning, Nichols keeps us guessing in a way that evokes Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Midnight Special is a more modest, more enigmatic film than that one was, but it’s no less gripping." — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
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