The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Noble Jones, in his directorial debut.^[3] It stars John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Katie Aselton, Sophie Thatcher, and Eve Harlow. 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.

The Tomorrow Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Noble Jones
Written by	Noble Jones
Produced by	Nicholas Bertelsen Tony Lipp James Schamus Luke Rivett
Starring	John Lithgow Blythe Danner Derek Cecil Katie Aselton Sophie Thatcher Eve Harlow
Cinematography	Noble Jones
Edited by	Zimo Huang
Music by	Paul Leonard-Morgan
Production companies	Symbolic Exchange Anonymous Content
Distributed by	Bleecker Street (United States and Canada) Sony Pictures Releasing International[1] Stage 6 Films[1] (International)
Release dates	January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30) (Sundance) May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22) (United States)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$354,103[2]

Plot

While preparing for the apocalypse, Ed meets and falls in love with Ronnie, who he meets at the grocery store. Both of them hoard items, Ed as a prepper and Ronnie as a coping mechanism for a personal tragedy.

Cast

• John Lithgow as Ed Hemsler
• Blythe Danner as Ronnie Meisner
• Derek Cecil as Brian
• Katie Aselton as Janet
• Sophie Thatcher as Jeanine
• Eve Harlow as Tina
• Wendy Makkena as Beverly St. Michaels

Production

The film shot around Rochester, New York, Lithgow's hometown, for about six weeks in August and September 2017.^[4]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2019.^[5][6] Prior to this, Bleecker Street acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a May 22, 2019 release.^[7][8] Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired international distribution rights to the film.^[9]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 42% based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. 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."^[10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[11]