Midnight Special (film)
2016 film by Jeff Nichols / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Midnight Special is a 2016 American science fiction film written and directed by Jeff Nichols, and produced by Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones. The film stars Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Martell, and Sam Shepard.[6] It is Nichols's fourth full-length film and his first studio production.[7] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[8]
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Directed by | Jeff Nichols |
Written by | Jeff Nichols |
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Cinematography | Adam Stone |
Edited by | Julie Monroe |
Music by | David Wingo |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 112 minutes[2] |
Country | United States[3] |
Language | English |
Budget | $18 million[4] |
Box office | $7.7 million[5] |
Shannon plays a father who escapes with his son from both the government and a cult after they discover that his son has special powers. The film began a theatrical release on March 18 by Warner Bros. Pictures, expanding wider in subsequent weeks. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $7 million worldwide against its $18 million budget.