A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
Direction
Nichols trusts you to keep up without hand-holding
Score
David Wingo's synths that never fully comfort
Acting
Shannon's whispered desperation, Driver's curious decency
Director
Jeff Nichols
Michael Shannon
Roy Tomlin
Jaeden Martell
Alton Meyer
Joel Edgerton
Lucas
Kirsten Dunst
Sarah Tomlin
Adam Driver
Agent Sevier
David Jensen
Elden
Sam Shepard
Calvin Meyer
Scott Haze
Levi
Dana Gourrier
Sharon Davison
Paul Sparks
Agent Miller
Kerry Cahill
Linda (NSA Staffer)
Bill Camp
Doak
Billy Slaughter
Agent Cole
Lucy Faust
Caroline (Ranch Member)
Sean Bridgers
Fredrick (Ranch Member)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nichols wrote this after becoming a father and realizing he'd do anything for his son, including not understanding him. The goggles were his own childhood toy.
The film deliberately obscures whether Alton's origins are alien, divine, or evolutionary—Nichols wanted ' Close Encounters for a generation that doesn't trust the government OR religion.'
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