Midnight Sun

Dreams Come True at Night.


Midnight Sun
The latest teen angst film is based on a Japanese film about a 17-year-old girl with a rare genetic condition, which makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. She only goes out at night, to spend time with her guitar. One night she is noticed by the boy across the street, who she has secretly admired. They start spending time together, but as things develop, she faces the prospect of how to live a normal life when she can’t...

91 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Sex, Drug abuse).
Drama, Romance.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Romeo never had a balcony scene like this...
Romeo never had a balcony scene like this...

Credits

Cast
Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle, Quinn Shephard, Ken Tremblett, Jenn Griffin
Director
Scott Speer
ScreenplayEric Kirsten, based on the script by Kenji Bando
MusicEthan Dorr, Morgan Dorr, Nate Walcott
CinematographyKarsten Gopinath
EditingMichelle Harrison, Tia Nolan
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2018
Produced byBoies / Schiller Film Group, Wrigley Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone (sic)
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautionedunknown
Runtime91
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
0
Blood / Gore / Gross
0
Guns / Weapons
0
Profanity
2
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
2
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
1
Music (Inappropriate)
1
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
13 +
Positive messages
3
Positive role models
3
Violence
0
Sex
2
Language
3
Consumerism
1
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

24.com
Bronwyn McKay quote iconBeautifully filmed, well scripted, and not terribly cast, Midnight Sun is no Walk To Remember but is still a good watch.
10
Metacritic.com
14 critics
8
Rottentomatoes critics
40 critics
8
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconMidnight Sun is a typically manipulative and contrived teen romance that's unfortunately distinguished by its offensively inaccurate portrayal of a real-life disease.
4
CommonSenseMedia
Michael Ordona quote iconTear-jerking romance is mild except for teen partying.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
10 users
9
Rottentomatoes users
645 users
10
IMDB
1080 Netizens
13
The Movie DB
Community
16

Average .. 49%

10

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