Midnight Special
Directed by Jeff NicholsA father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.
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- Patrick WaiNovember 16, 2025Even with the presence of two big stars (Driver and Dunst) they couldn't make the movie interesting enough. The story is a one-trick pony and the ending ran out of steam.
- Kevin WardJuly 12, 2025A solidly entertaining flick that give me E.T. vibes except with a mostly adult cast. The supernatural mystery of it was engaging, but would have liked a bit more depth and development of the characters involved. We really don’t learn much about any of them despite there being hints of a deep history intertwined with folks at “the ranch”. Not the best kids movie, per se. It held both my sons’ attention throughout, but I don’t really think they came away from it with anything other than neutral feelings towards it. I think this is a solid one time watch, though.
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Midnight Special Trivia
Midnight Special was released on February 18, 2016.
Midnight Special was directed by Jeff Nichols.
Midnight Special has a runtime of 1h 52m.
Midnight Special was produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Sarah Green.
The key characters in Midnight Special are Roy Tomlin (Michael Shannon), Alton Meyer (Jaeden Martell), Lucas (Joel Edgerton).
Midnight Special is rated PG-13.
Midnight Special is a Thriller, Adventure, Drama film.
Midnight Special has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.