5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Midnight Sky (2020)
The Midnight Sky (2020)
Overview
A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
5.5
Overview
A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film uses an environmental catastrophe as a backdrop for a universal story about human survival, isolation, and the search for hope. It avoids explicit political commentary on the cause of the disaster or its solution, focusing instead on existential themes and individual sacrifice, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features visible diversity in its main cast with prominent roles for actors of color, though these are original characters rather than explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on themes of survival and human connection, without critically portraying traditional identities or making explicit DEI critiques central to the story.
Secondary
The Midnight Sky does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a post-apocalyptic survival story and familial connections, without incorporating queer identities or experiences into its plot or character arcs.
The film "The Midnight Sky" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story primarily focuses on a lone scientist in a post-apocalyptic Earth and a returning space crew, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the plot or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of the novel "Good Morning, Midnight." All major characters, including Augustine, Sully, and the Aether crew, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. No character's gender was altered from prior canon.
Based on a review of the source novel 'Good Morning, Midnight,' the main characters' races in the film adaptation 'The Midnight Sky' either align with their descriptions in the book or were not explicitly defined in a way that would constitute a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.7
5.7
Critic Ratings
4.9
5.8
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