Midnight Special
2016 · Movie · 111 min. · United States
A father and his 8-year-old go on the run when dad realizes the boy has some kind of special powers. Roy (Michael Shannon) is a father desperate to protect his uniquely gifted, eight-year-old son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher). Joined by his accomplice, Lucas (Joel Edgerton), and his ex-wife, Sarah (Kirsten Dunst), this group must race to get Alton to a secret location all while being hunted by an extreme religious sect led by Calvin Meyer (Sam Shepard) and a government task force headed up by Paul Sevier (Adam Driver).
Direction Jeff Nichols
Cast Michael Shannon · Jaeden Martell · Joel Edgerton · Kirsten Dunst · Adam Driver · Sam Shepard · Paul Sparks · David Jensen · Scott Haze · Garrett Hines · Bill Camp · James Moses Black
Soundtrack David Wingo
Screenplay Jeff Nichols
Cinematography Adam Stones
Original title Midnight Special
5.8
7K votes (FilmAffinity)
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