Movies Like Midnight Special (2016)

Updated: September 14, 2024

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Midnight Special Movie Information:

Directors:

Jeff Nichols

Stars:

Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Martell … (full cast)

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1. Signs (2002)

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4. The Gift (2015)

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5. It Comes at Night (2017)

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6. Colossal (2016)

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7. The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)

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Movies like Midnight Special include Signs (2002), Super 8 (2011), 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), The Gift (2015), It Comes at Night (2017), Colossal (2016), The Girl with All the Gifts (2016), and The Vast of Night (2019).