2021 · 138 min · Satire, Comedy, Drama
Don't Look Up is Adam McKay's star-studded satirical disaster film about two low-level astronomers who discover a planet-killer comet heading for Earth and attempt to warn a distracted, social-media-addled world — and a government that doesn't care. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, and a massive ensemble, the film is a pointed satire of climate denial, media fragmentation, and political dysfunction.
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Don't Look Up is primarily a satire of the political and media response to climate change, as well as social media culture, celebrity obsession, and the breakdown of shared reality.
Don't Look Up received 4 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, but did not win any awards.
Adam McKay wrote and directed the film. He previously directed The Big Short (2015) and Vice (2018) — both satirical films about real events.
Don't Look Up is explicitly a broad satire — some viewers find its message refreshing and important, while others find it overly obvious. It is one of Netflix's most-watched films of all time.