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"Don't Look Up" is a 2021 film directed by Adam McKay that uses a comet approaching Earth as the backdrop for a story about how society responds to crisis. The film explores themes of denial, media influence, and communication in the face of catastrophic threats.
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7.1Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.
Released: 2021-12-08138 minDir: Adam McKayComedy, Science Fiction, DramaBudget: $75.0MBox office: $791,863
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy
- Jennifer Lawrence as Kate Dibiasky
- Meryl Streep as President Orlean
- Cate Blanchett as Brie Evantee
- Rob Morgan as Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe
- Jonah Hill as Jason Orlean
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- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
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Don't Look Up is a 2021 American political satire black comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay from a story he co-wrote with David Sirota. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep. The film tells the story of two astronomers attempting to warn humanity about an approaching comet that will destroy human civilization.
The movie's central comet impact event was used by McKay as an allegory for threats arising from climate change. The film satirizes social, political, corporate, celebrity, and media indifference, in particular to the climate crisis, and parallels societal responses to science during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020s political satire films2020s satirical films2021 American films2021 comedy films2021 English-language films2021 films2021 science fiction filmsAmerican disaster filmsAmerican science fiction comedy filmsAmerican survival filmsApocalyptic filmsComets in filmEnglish-language science fiction comedy films