''The Tomorrow Man'' is a 2019 American

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film written and directed by Noble Jones, in his directorial debut. It stars John Lithgow, Blythe Danner,

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, Sophie Thatcher, and

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. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2019, and was released in the United States on May 22, 2019, by Bleecker Street.

Plot

While preparing for the apocalypse, a man meets and falls in love with a woman at the grocery store.

Cast

* John Lithgow as Ed Hemsler * Blythe Danner as Ronnie Meisner *

as Brian *

as Janet * Sophie Thatcher as Jeanine *

as Tina * Wendy Makkena as Beverly St. Michaels

Production

The film shot around

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, Lithgow's hometown, for about six weeks in August and September 2017.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2019. Prior to this, Bleecker Street acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a May 22, 2019 release.

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acquired international distribution rights to the film.

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "John Lithgow and Blythe Danner are almost enough to save ''The Tomorrow Man'', but their efforts are overwhelmed by a problematic story." On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomorrow Man, The 2019 films 2019 drama films American drama films Bleecker Street films Films produced by James Schamus Films scored by Paul Leonard-Morgan Films set in New York (state) Films shot in New York (state) 2019 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films