The Tomorrow Man
The Tomorrow Man | |
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Directed by | Noble Jones |
Written by | Noble Jones |
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Cinematography | Noble Jones |
Edited by | Zimo Huang |
Music by | Paul Leonard-Morgan |
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Distributed by | Bleecker Street |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $354,103[1] |
The Tomorrow Man is a 2019 American
Plot
While preparing for the apocalypse, a man meets and falls in love with a woman at the grocery store.
Cast
- John Lithgow as Ed Hemsler
- Blythe Danner as Ronnie Meisner
- Derek Cecil as Brian
- Katie Aselton as Janet
- Sophie Thatcher as Jeanine
- Eve Harlow as Tina
- Wendy Makkena as Beverly St. Michaels
Production
The film shot around Rochester, New York, Lithgow's hometown, for about six weeks in August and September 2017.[3]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2019.[4][5] Prior to this, Bleecker Street acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a May 22, 2019 release.[6][7] Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired international distribution rights to the film.[8]
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 42% based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "John Lithgow and Blythe Danner are almost enough to save The Tomorrow Man, but their efforts are overwhelmed by a problematic story."[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]
References
- ^ "The Tomorrow Man (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ "An interview with Noble Jones, the director of The Tomorrow Man by Ben Cahlamer". Phoenix Film Festival. May 24, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Adam Chodak (September 27, 2017). "Lithgow filming wrapping up". RochesterFirst. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (November 28, 2018). "Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2019 Features Lineup". Variety. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "The Tomorrow Man". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2019). "'The Tomorrow Man' Lands At Bleecker Street Ahead Of Sundance World Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (March 27, 2019). "John Lithgow Is Obsessed with the Future in 'The Tomorrow Man' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ Lang, Brent (January 18, 2019). "Sundance: 'The Tomorrow Man' Foreign Rights Sell to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "The Tomorrow Man (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
External links
- The Tomorrow Man at IMDb
- The Tomorrow Man at Rotten Tomatoes