Midnight Sun

"Love will light the way."

2018 1h 32m EN

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 3,579

RomanceDrama

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Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.

“Love will light the way.”

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Cast

Bella Thorne
Katie Price
Patrick Schwarzenegger
Charlie Reed
Rob Riggle
Jack Price
Quinn Shephard
Morgan
Ken Tremblett
Mark Reed
Suleka Mathew
Dr. Paula Fleming
Jenn Griffin
Barb Reed
Nicholas Coombe
Garver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Scott Speer
Writers: Eric Kirsten, Kenji Bando
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 9.8× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Scott Speer, shot by Karsten 'Crash' Gopinath. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger and Rob Riggle carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love will light the way.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Scott Speer directs. Karsten 'Crash' Gopinath behind the camera. Nate Walcott scores. Michelle Harrison cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $2.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 9.8× over at the box office.
3Released 8 years ago.
4Directed by Scott Speer, shot by Karsten 'Crash' Gopinath. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Nate Walcott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michelle Harrison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger and Rob Riggle carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Love will light the way.".
9IMDB entry: tt4799066 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "seattle, washington", "sunlight", "terminal illness", "singer".

The technical file

Cinematography: Karsten 'Crash' Gopinath
Original score: Nate Walcott
Editing: Michelle Harrison
Production design: Eric Fraser
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,800,000
Box office: $27,365,467
Return: 977% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Midnight Sun (2018)

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behindthecurtains2018-08-26
I just wanna say from the moment I seen how sad she was I cried and yes I did cry but I just wanna say even though she wasn't suppose to go outside she did it anyways and at first I was a little confused because I was like this is just like everything everything so what is the point of watching it but in everything everything she didn't die and that made me realize how amazing the movie is and how better it is because when you think about it its dumb of her to risk her life but at the same time the time was gonna come and they all knew it so instead of her dying inside a house and not being able to experience anything was like why but she died happy and she knew how she wanted to that's exactly why she did it and I know it's only a movie but don't be afraid to live life to the fullest because me I always think how do I wanna do this do I wanna upset my parents but sometimes I wanna die but it will upset them and I just want everyone to be happy just like her and I love this movie because it inspires me to do better in life and don't let anyone or anything hold me back from being me and living life and it made me realize something risk life for love its beautiful and everyone should be happy

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