Disclosure Day

"We deserve to know."

2026 2h 26m EN

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★7.5TMDB · 3,571●74Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 139,066

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Synopsis

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A cybersecurity expert becomes a whistleblower after uncovering secrets about aliens, putting him on the run from a corporation. Meanwhile, a meteorologist experiencing strange phenomena joins forces with him to prove there's life beyond our understanding.

“We deserve to know.”

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Cast

Emily Blunt
Margaret Fairchild
Josh O'Connor
Dr. Daniel Kellner
Colin Firth
Noah Scanlon
Eve Hewson
Jane Blakenship
Colman Domingo
Hugo Wakefield
Wyatt Russell
Jackson
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Casper Boyd
Elizabeth Marvel
Sister Maura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Steven Spielberg, David Koepp
Languages: English, Russian, Korean
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$115M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Russian, Korean.

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4 / 8

CAST

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285+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven Spielberg, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sarah Broshar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steven Spielberg directs. Janusz Kamiński behind the camera. John Williams scores. Sarah Broshar cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$115M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Russian, Korean.
4285+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Steven Spielberg, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sarah Broshar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "We deserve to know.".
10IMDB entry: tt15047880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "new york city", "childhood trauma", "alien", "on the run".
12Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Original score: John Williams
Editing: Sarah Broshar
Production design: Adam Stockhausen
Costume design: Paul Tazewell
Makeup / hair: Judy Chin
VFX supervisor: Matthew E. Butler
Sound: Gary Rydstrom
Stunt coordinator: Brian Machleit
Runtime: 146 min · 2h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $115,000,000
Box office: $241,186,430
Return: 210% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Disclosure Day (2026)
Metacritic: 74/100
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 139,066 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Manuel São Bento2026-06-10
★ 8/10
Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/disclosure-day-2026-a-breathtakingly-human-paradigm-shift-in-modern-sci-fi/ Rating: A- DISCLOSURE DAY is a fascinating, deeply hopeful return to sci-fi for Steven Spielberg, beautifully championing the concept of truth as a fundamental human right. Subverting the destructive tropes of typical alien invasion flicks, it favors radical empathy and genuine human connection over blockbuster chaos. Emily Blunt delivers a sensational, potentially career-best performance that anchors a truly incredible ensemble cast. Driven by exceptional camera work and a sweeping pace, it stands as one of my favorite films of the year so far. I cannot wait to see it again!
Brent Marchant2026-06-12
★ 10/10
Director Steven Spielberg’s filmography is legendary, to say the least. Movies like “Jaws” (1975), “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981), “E.T.: The Extraterrestrial” (1982), “Schindler’s List” (1993) and “Jurassic Park” (1993) have gone down as classics in the annals of filmmaking. And, even though some of his works in more recent years haven’t quite lived up to the quality of past efforts, it’s comforting to know that he’s still got what it takes when he gets behind the camera. This is where his latest release, “Disclosure Day,” comes into play, easily his best picture in years. This sci-fi/conspiracy theory/personal discovery thriller sports a multifaceted narrative that’s probably too complex to detail here, but that’s likely to be beneficial to viewers who walk into the theater knowing little, if anything about it in advance. In fact, I’d actually recommend approaching this offering from that standpoint to allow it to wash over you organically, to experience and wrap yourself up in the sense of awe and wonder it evokes without the hindrance of too many preconceptions. The one thing I will say about it is that it’s more than just another picture about UFOs and space aliens. While it’s true that formal disclosure about the coverup of an extraterrestrial presence on Earth over the past 80 years is at the core of the storyline, there’s much more going on here, imbuing the title with multiple meanings involving other subjects, including those of a personal and spiritual nature, adding depth to what might have otherwise been merely a more conventional science fiction movie. This becomes apparent through the film’s myriad story threads, which start out seeming disparate and unrelated, much like what happened at the beginning of “Close Encounters.” But, as this picture unfolds, connections develop showing how they all ultimately coalesce, just like in its predecessor. Some have called this kind of storytelling improbable and unrealistic, but many of us have undoubtedly seen this happen in our own lives, and, when that occurs, it doesn’t seem nearly so farfetched (so why should it be any different in a work of cinematic fiction?). Of course, grasping the connections, nuances and meanings in this requires devoting sufficient attention when watching the movie, so, if you’re unable or unwilling to do so for a film with a 2:25:00 runtime, you might want to skip this one. That would be regrettable, though, given that Spielberg is back at the top of his game here, telling a story with the same skills he has brought to so many other releases over the years in terms of depicting a compelling plot, building suspense, executing gripping action sequences and providing appropriately timed comic relief. He also provides a comprehensive palette of ufology-related topics, some of which are well known and others of which are more obscure (references that fans of Coast to Coast AM radio and The X-Files TV series will surely appreciate), but all of which are sufficiently explained without requiring ample viewer foreknowledge. And Spielberg has a lot of help bringing all this into being thanks to the insightful screenplay of David Koepp, the original score of composer John Williams (arguably his most mature work ever), and the superb performances of an ensemble cast featuring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, Eve Hewson, Wyatt Russell and Elizabeth Marvel. I’d heartily recommend watching this on as large a screen as possible (e.g., IMAX), and please pay no heed to the trolls voicing their uninformed opinions in trying to inexplicably tear this one down. “Disclosure Day” is about as nearly a perfect piece of filmmaking as one can envision. In fact, if I had to register a complaint of any kind here, it might be that the final act could be seen as being a little stretched out, but that’s such a minor criticism that it’s hardly worth mentioning. Savor all of the various forms of disclosure being served up in this release, as you may end up drawing upon them to discover aspects about yourself that you never knew before – and enabling you to walk out of the theater at the end a different person than who you were when you went in and into a different world than what you knew before.
Andrew Herzman2026-06-13
★ 5/10
If this film was released in 1979-85 I probably would have loved it. Now that I'm 61 instead of 14, I see the world much differently. I really wanted to like this, since CE3k is one of my all-time favorite movies and Spielberg has never let me down so far. The production was terrible. JJ Abrams style lens flares all over the place that were nothing but distracting. The CG animals looked fake. The scenes that were supposed build tension, were boring and predictable. Who could have guessed the aliens would look like that? (Sarcasm). Since I worked at NBC's 30 Rock, I just had to laugh at how fake that was. Even John Williams' sound track had no ooomf.