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Midnight Sun

Name: Midnight Sun
Genre: Family, Adventure
Released: 2014-09-01
Cast: Dakota Goyo, Goran Višnjić, Bridget Moynahan, Linda Kash, Kendra Leigh Timmins

2014 | 98 min | Family, Adventure

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: One for anyone who's ever talked to their pet and adventure lovers. An animal steals a fair few scenes. If you loved Swapped, start here.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Lively and easy to follow, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off: No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
Skip it if you want something with an edge.

In northern Canada, a young boy sets a goal for himself to to reunite an abandoned polar bear cub with its mother. Goran Visnjic joins the cast as Muktuk, a half Inuit and half Canadian, who knows the terrain where the polar bears live and who agrees to help the boy.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide on a $13 million budget
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Brando Quilici, Roger Spottiswoode

Dakota GoyoLuke
Goran VišnjićMuktuk
Bridget MoynahanLuke's Mom
Linda KashAunt Rita
Kendra Leigh TimminsAbbie
Russell YuenAsian Doctor
Duane MurrayJake Murdoch
Matt ConnorsMan in towel
Racine BebamikaweMargaret
Jacqueline LoewenEugenia