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2021 · 138 min · R

Don't Look Up

Directed by Adam McKay · Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama

Don't Look Up (2021) is a Comedy film, directed by Adam McKay set in Washington, D.C. and Michigan during the 2020s. It runs 138 minutes and is rated R.

A disaster, with a satirical and darkly comic tone. Themes of environmental collapse, power & corruption, and greed & ambition run throughout.

Composer
Nicholas Britell
Cinematography
Linus Sandgren
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprioJennifer LawrenceMeryl StreepCate BlanchettRob MorganJonah HillMark RylanceTyler Perry

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Washington, D.C.Michigan
Setting
Urban
When
2020s

Premise & themes

Premise
Disaster
Themes
Environmental CollapsePower & CorruptionGreed & Ambition
Tone
SatiricalDarkly ComicBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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