Don’t Look Up is a Netflix comedy movie written and directed by Adam McKay. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and other stars like Meryl Streep.
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Plot
Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem – it’s on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care. Turns out warning mankind about a planet-killer the size of Mount Everest is an inconvenient fact to navigate. With the help of Dr. Oglethorpe (Rob Morgan), Kate and Randall embark on a media tour that takes them from the office of an indifferent President Orlean (Meryl Streep) and her sycophantic son and Chief of Staff, Jason (Jonah Hill), to the airwaves of The Daily Rip, an upbeat morning show hosted by Brie (Cate Blanchett) and Jack (Tyler Perry). With only six months until the comet makes impact, managing the 24-hour news cycle and gaining the attention of the social media obsessed public before it’s too late proves shockingly comical – what will it take to get the world to just look up? (Filmaffinity)
The Director
Adam McKay
Adam McKay is known for his movies as director and writer. He has directed The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018) and Don’t Look Up (2021), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence.
Adam McKay was born on April 17, 1968 in Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Movie Reviews
- “Don’t Look Up might be the funniest movie of 2021. It’s the most depressing too, and that odd combination makes for a one-of-a-kind experience. Adam McKay gives you over two hours of laughs while convincing you that the world is coming to an end” Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
- “McKay’s ill-advised Sorkinization—his eagerness to prove himself a man of principles and not just chortles—continues apace. But even the eternally serious-minded Sorkin is funnier—and that’s saying a lot.” Stephanie Zacharek: Time
“Depressing (…) A witless satire about the end of the world (…) It isn’t smart enough to be a wakeup call or shocking enough to scare people straight” David Ehrlich: IndieWire
Release Date
December 24, 2021.
Where to Watch
On Netflix.
Movie Trailer
