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{{Short description|American satirical science fiction film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name          = Don't Look Up
| image          = Don't Look Up 2021 film.jpg
| caption        = Release poster
| director      = [[Adam McKay]]
| producer      = {{Plainlist|
* Adam McKay
* Kevin Messick
}}
| screenplay    = Adam McKay
| story          = {{Plainlist|
* Adam McKay
* [[David Sirota]]<ref name=WGA>{{cite web|url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1199710/dont-look-up/|title=Don't Look Up|work=[[Writers Guild of America West]]|date=May 5, 2021|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802204845/https://directories.wga.org/project/1199710/dont-look-up/|url-status=live|archive-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>
}}
| starring      = {{Plainlist|
* [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]
* [[Jennifer Lawrence]]
* [[Rob Morgan (actor)|Rob Morgan]]
* [[Jonah Hill]]
* [[Mark Rylance]]
* [[Tyler Perry]]
* [[Timothée Chalamet]]
* [[Ron Perlman]]
* [[Ariana Grande]]
* [[Kid Cudi|Scott Mescudi]]
* [[Himesh Patel]]
* [[Melanie Lynskey]]
* [[Cate Blanchett]]
* [[Meryl Streep]]
}}
| music          = [[Nicholas Britell]]
| cinematography = [[Linus Sandgren]]
| editing        = [[Hank Corwin]]
| studio        = [[Hyperobject Industries]]
| distributor    = [[Netflix]]
| released      = {{Film date|2021|12|5|New York City|2021|12|10|United States}}
| runtime        = 138 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357|title=Don't Look Up – Netflix Official Site|website=[[Netflix]]|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719102044/https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language      = English
| budget        = $75 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/dont-look-up-cast-has-everyone-convinced-netflixs-budget-limit-does-not-exist-4196150.html|title=Don't Look Up Cast Has Everyone Convinced Netflix's Budget Limit Does Not Exist|website=[[News18]]|access-date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929030603/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/dont-look-up-cast-has-everyone-convinced-netflixs-budget-limit-does-not-exist-4196150.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $782,826<ref name="NUM">{{Cite The Numbers |id=Dont-Look-Up-(2021) |title= Don't Look Up (2021) |access-date=January 8, 2022}}</ref><ref name="BOM">{{Cite BOM |id=11286314 |title= Don't Look Up (2021) |access-date=January 8, 2022}}</ref>
}}


'''''Don't Look Up''''' is a 2021 American [[Satire (film and television)|satirical]] [[science fiction film]] written, produced, and directed by [[Adam McKay]]. It stars [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Jennifer Lawrence]] as two [[Astronomer|astronomers]] attempting to warn humanity about an [[Impact event|approaching comet that will destroy human civilization]]. The impact event is an allegory for [[climate change]], and the film is a satire of government and media indifference to the [[climate crisis]].<ref>{{YouTube|4Vxszkl6HBg|t=136|DON'T LOOK UP PRODUCER: Inside the Movie}}</ref> The supporting cast includes [[Rob Morgan (actor)|Rob Morgan]], [[Jonah Hill]], [[Mark Rylance]], [[Tyler Perry]], [[Timothée Chalamet]], [[Ron Perlman]], [[Ariana Grande]], [[Kid Cudi|Scott Mescudi]], [[Himesh Patel]], [[Melanie Lynskey]], [[Cate Blanchett]], and [[Meryl Streep]].
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Produced by [[Hyperobject Industries]] and [[Bluegrass Films]], the film was announced in November 2019 and sold by [[Paramount Pictures]] to [[Netflix]] several months later. Lawrence became the first member of the cast to join, with DiCaprio signing on after his discussions with McKay on adjustments to the script; the rest of the cast was added through 2020. Filming was initially set to begin in April 2020 around the U.S. state of [[Massachusetts]] but was delayed due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; it eventually began in November 2020 and wrapped up in February 2021.
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''Don't Look Up'' began a limited theatrical release on December 10, 2021, before streaming on Netflix on December 24. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the cast but were divided on the merits of McKay's satire: some found it deft, while others criticized it as smug and heavy-handed. Despite the reviews, the film was named one of the top ten of 2021 by the [[National Board of Review]] and [[American Film Institute]]. It has received four nominations at the [[79th Golden Globe Awards]], including [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Picture – Musical or Comedy]], and six at the [[27th Critics' Choice Awards]], including [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].  On January 5, 2022, Netflix reported ''Don't Look Up'' had set a new record for the most viewing hours in a single week, making it the third most-watched Netflix program in the company's history.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Prang|first=Allison|date=January 5, 2022|title='Don't Look Up' Breaks Netflix Record for Weekly Viewership|magazine=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-look-up-breaks-netflix-record-for-weekly-viewership-11641484627|access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>
 
==Plot==
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Kate Dibiasky, a [[Michigan State University]] [[astronomy]] Ph.D. candidate, doing work with the [[Subaru Telescope]], discovers a previously unknown comet just inside of [[Jupiter]]'s orbit at 4.6 [[Astronomical unit|au]] from the Sun. Her professor, Dr. Randall Mindy, calculates that it will impact Earth in about six months and is large enough to cause a planet-wide [[extinction event]], which [[NASA]] internally confirms. Accompanied by NASA's [[Planetary Defense Coordination Office]] head Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe, Dibiasky and Mindy present their findings to the [[White House]] but are met with apathy from [[President of the United States|President]] Janie Orlean and her son, [[White House Chief of Staff|Chief of Staff]] Jason.
 
Oglethorpe urges Dibiasky and Mindy to leak the news to the media, which they do on a [[breakfast television|morning talk show]]. When hosts Jack Bremmer and Brie Evantee treat the topic frivolously, Dibiasky loses her composure and rants about the threat, prompting widespread online mockery. Dibiasky's boyfriend publicly denounces her, while Mindy receives public approval for his good looks. The actual news about the comet's threat receives little public attention and is denied by Orlean's Director of NASA, a top [[Campaign finance in the United States|donor]] to Orlean with no background in astronomy. When Orlean is involved in a [[sex scandal]] with her Supreme Court nominee, she diverts attention and improves her approval ratings by confirming the threat of the comet, announcing a project to [[Asteroid impact avoidance|strike and divert the comet]] using [[nuclear weapon]]s.
 
The mission successfully launches, but Orlean abruptly aborts it when Peter Isherwell, the billionaire CEO of tech company BASH and another top donor, discovers that the comet contains trillions of dollars worth of [[rare-earth elements]]. The White House agrees to commercially exploit the comet by fragmenting and recovering it from the ocean using new technology proposed by BASH's [[Nobel Laureates]] in a scheme that has not undergone [[scholarly peer review]]. The White House sidelines Dibiasky and Oglethorpe while hiring Mindy as the [[Science Advisor to the President|National Science Advisor]] to co-opt him. Dibiasky tries to mobilize public opposition to the scheme but gives up under threat from Orlean's administration. Mindy becomes a prominent voice advocating for the comet's commercial opportunities and begins an affair with Evantee.
 
World opinion is divided among those who demand destruction of the comet, those who decry alarmism and believe that mining the comet will create jobs, and those who deny that the comet even exists. Dibiasky returns home to [[Illinois]] and begins a fatalistic relationship with Yule, a shoplifter she meets at her retail job. Mindy's wife confronts him about his infidelity, and then returns to Michigan without him. Mindy, becoming angry and frustrated with the administration, rants on live television, criticizing Orlean for downplaying the impending apocalypse, and questioning humanity's indifference.
 
Cut off from the administration, Mindy reconciles with Dibiasky as the comet becomes visible from Earth. Mindy, Dibiasky, and Oglethorpe organize a protest campaign on [[social media]] against Orlean and BASH, telling people to "Just Look Up" and calling on other countries to conduct comet interception operations of their own, while Orlean's administration launches an opposing campaign, "Don't Look Up". Teddy discusses about Orlean cutting China, India, and Russia out of the comet mining deal, so they prepare a joint effort to deflect the comet, but an explosion destroys their spacecraft, leaving Mindy distraught. BASH's attempt at breaking the comet apart also goes awry, and everyone realizes that humanity is doomed.
 
Isherwell, Orlean, and others in their elite circle board a [[Sleeper ship|sleeper spaceship]] designed to find an [[Earth analog|Earth-like planet]], inadvertently leaving Jason behind. Orlean offers Mindy two places on the ship, but he declines, choosing to spend a final evening with his family, Dibiasky, Oglethorpe, and Yule. As expected, the comet hits Earth, causing a worldwide disaster and triggering an extinction level event.
 
22,740 years later, the 2,000 people who left Earth before the impact land on a lush alien planet, ending their cryogenic sleep. They exit their spacecraft naked and mostly empty-handed, admiring the habitable world. Orlean is quickly killed and eaten by an alien creature as others of its kind surround the humans.
 
A [[post-credits scene]] shows Jason emerging from the rubble, having survived the comet, screaming for his mother, and trying to post on social media on his phone.
 
==Cast==
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* [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as Dr. Randall Mindy, an astronomy professor at [[Michigan State University]] (MSU)
* [[Jennifer Lawrence]] as Kate Dibiasky, an MSU doctoral candidate in astronomy. Lawrence received [[Billing (performing arts)|top billing]] in the film's opening credits, and was listed first on the [[call sheet]]. She recognized that she and DiCaprio shared equal billing, but said that, "maybe somewhere down the line, I kicked the stone further, like, 'What if it wasn't equal?{{'"}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Valby|first=Karen|date=November 22, 2021|title=Jennifer Lawrence: "I Didn't Have a Life. I Thought I Should Go Get One"|magazine=Vanity Fair|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/11/jennifer-lawrence-on-love-fame-boundaries-and-dont-look-up|access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Rob Morgan (actor)|Rob Morgan]] as Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe, head of the [[Planetary Defense Coordination Office]]
* [[Cate Blanchett]] as Brie Evantee, host of ''The Daily Rip''
* [[Meryl Streep]] as Janie Orlean, President of the United States
* [[Jonah Hill]] as Jason Orlean,  [[White House Chief of Staff|Chief of Staff]] and Janie's son. About his inspiration for his character, Hill wrote, "I thought, what if [[Fyre Festival]] was a person and that person had power in the White House".<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CTlXs9vlgS8/</ref>
* [[Mark Rylance]] as Peter Isherwell, tech billionaire CEO of BASH and another one of Orlean's top donors
* [[Tyler Perry]] as Jack Bremmer, the co-host of ''The Daily Rip''
* [[Timothée Chalamet]] as Yule, a young shoplifter
* [[Ron Perlman]] as Colonel Benedict Drask, a [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] recipient
* [[Ariana Grande]] as Riley Bina, a popular international music star and DJ Chello's fiancée
* [[Kid Cudi|Scott Mescudi]] as DJ Chello, also a popular international music star and Riley's fiancée
* [[Himesh Patel]] as Phillip Kaj, a journalist at ''Autopsy'' and Kate's boyfriend
* [[Melanie Lynskey]] as June Mindy, Randall's wife
* [[Michael Chiklis]] as Dan Pawketty, host of the conservative ''Patriot News Network''
* [[Tomer Sisley]] as Adul Grelio, a senior editor at ''The New York Herald''
* [[Paul Guilfoyle]] as [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] [[lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] Stuart Themes, [[the Pentagon]] liaison to the White House
* [[Robert Joy]] as Congressman Tenant
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Additionally, Robert Hurst Radochia and Conor Sweeney appear as Randall and June's sons, Evan and Marshall Mindy. [[Hettienne Park]] appears as Dr. Calder, the Head of NASA, while [[Ishaan Khatter]] appears as Raghav Manavalan, an [[Online streamer|online video streamer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/ishaan-khatter-cameo-dont-look-up-leonardo-dicaprio-meryl-streep-7689570/|title=Ishaan Khatter teases cameo in Don't Look Up, can't believe he's in the same montage as Leonardo DiCaprio and 'GOAT' Meryl Streep|website=The Indian Express|date=December 25, 2021}}</ref> There are cameo appearances by [[Liev Schreiber]] as the BASH narrator, journalist [[Ashleigh Banfield]] as Dalia Hensfield, [[Sarah Silverman]] as Sarah Benterman, and [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]] (uncredited) as Devin Peters, a film actor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kotiya|first=Shruti|date=2021-12-25|title='Don't Look Up': Surprise cameos in Netflix film|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/don-t-look-up-surprise-cameos-netflix-film|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-28|website=[[Sportskeeda]]|language=en-us}}</ref>
 
==Production==
[[File:Adam McKay (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Adam McKay at the world premiere of Marvel's "Ant-Man".|Writer, director, and producer Adam McKay]]Produced by [[Hyperobject Industries]] and [[Bluegrass Films]], the film was announced in November 2019 and sold by [[Paramount Pictures]] to [[Netflix]] several months later. Lawrence became the first member of the cast to join, with DiCaprio signing on after his discussions with McKay on adjustments to the script; the rest of the cast was added through 2020. Filming was initially set to begin in April 2020 around the U.S. state of [[Massachusetts]] but was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; it eventually began in November 2020 and wrapped up in February 2021.{{Cquote|This movie came from my burgeoning terror about the climate crisis and the fact that we live in a society that tends to place it as the fourth or fifth news story, or in some cases even deny that it's happening, and how horrifying that is, but at the same time preposterously funny.<ref>'Don't Look Up' Cast Breaks Down Their New Netflix Comedy | Around the Table | Entertainment Weekly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77pyaEoT3dQ</ref>
|author=[[Adam McKay]], writer, director, and producer of ''Don't Look Up''
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Don't Look Up'' (2021 film)}}
After ''[[Vice (2018 film)|Vice]]'' was released, [[David Sirota]] asked [[Adam McKay]] to use his "superpowers of humor and writing" to create a [[climate change]] movie that would be different from the ''[[Mad Max]]''-type post-apocalyptic films that had previously been released.<ref>David Sirota's "Don't Look Up" Comedy Movie Starring Leo DiCaprio Hits A Little TOO CLOSE To Reality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK__xfz0H44</ref> In an interview with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', McKay described how he and Sirota came up with the premise of ''Don't Look Up'' while discussing the existential threat of [[climate change]] and their frustration over the lack of media coverage it was receiving:
<blockquote>I started talking to a lot of [climate] scientists. I kept looking for good news, and I never got it. Everything I was hearing was worse than what I was hearing on the mainstream media. So I was talking to [David Sirota], and we were both just like, "can you believe that this isn't being covered in the media? That it's being pushed to the end of the story? That there's no headlines?" And Sirota just offhandedly said, "it's like a comet is heading to Earth and it's going to destroy us all and no one cares." And I was like, "that's the idea!"<ref>Adam McKay Reveals How He Wrote 'Don't Look Up' | Around the Table | Entertainment Weekly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bsm45CTCa0</ref></blockquote>
 
McKay has described the film as a "blend of broad comedy" with elements of disaster films and horror films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aurthur |first1=Kate |title=Adam McKay on the Ending(s) of 'Don't Look Up': DiCaprio's Last-Minute Line, Streep's Improv and Brontarocs |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/adam-mckay-dont-look-up-ending-spoilers-1235142363/ |access-date=January 3, 2022 |work=Variety |date=January 3, 2022}}</ref>
 
Astronomer [[Amy Mainzer]], principal investigator of [[NASA]]'s [[NEOWISE]] mission that tracks [[Near-Earth object|Near-Earth objects]], served as an "astrotech adviser" for the film. She provided scientific advice and supported with writing scenes from an early stage of production.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oppenheimer|first=Rebecca|title=Hollywood Can Take On Science Denial: Don't Look Up Is a Great Example|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hollywood-can-take-on-science-denial-dont-look-up-is-a-great-example/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Scientific American|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nicholson|first=Tom|date=2021-12-09|title=Don't Look Up: Nasa's verdict on the Leonardo DiCaprio comet apocalypse|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/dont-look-nasas-verdict-leonardo-dicaprios-comet-apocalypse/|access-date=2022-01-04|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
 
On November 8, 2019, it was announced that [[Paramount Pictures]] would distribute the film, with [[Adam McKay]] writing, directing, and producing under his [[Hyperobject Industries]] banner.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|title=Adam McKay On New Paramount Film Deal, The Meteor Movie He'll Next Helm & The Superhero As Cinema Argument|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/adam-mckay-new-paramount-film-deal-hyper0bject-industries-meteor-movie-superhero-argument-scorsese-1202781204/|date=November 8, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=November 19, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115045133/https://deadline.com/2019/11/adam-mckay-new-paramount-film-deal-hyper0bject-industries-meteor-movie-superhero-argument-scorsese-1202781204/|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 19, 2020, [[Netflix]] acquired the film from Paramount and [[Jennifer Lawrence]] was cast in the film.<ref name="Netflixacquistion">{{cite web|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|title=Netflix Takes Adam McKay Meteor Movie 'Don't Look Up'; Jennifer Lawrence To Star|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/netflix-jennifer-lawrence-stars-in-adam-mckay-dont-look-up-movie-1202862654/|date=February 19, 2020|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224093847/https://deadline.com/2020/02/netflix-jennifer-lawrence-stars-in-adam-mckay-dont-look-up-movie-1202862654/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 12, 2020, it was announced that [[Cate Blanchett]] had joined the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Edwards|first=Chris|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a32551563/cate-blanchett-jennifer-lawrences-netflix-movie/|title=Cate Blanchett joins Jennifer Lawrence's new Netflix movie|access-date=December 1, 2020|date=May 17, 2020|work=[[Digital Spy]]|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127081652/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a32551563/cate-blanchett-jennifer-lawrences-netflix-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2020, [[Rob Morgan (actor)|Rob Morgan]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/rob-morgan-jennifer-lawrence-in-adam-mckay-netflixs-dont-look-up-1234573801/|title=Rob Morgan Set To Co-Star Opposite Jennifer Lawrence in Adam McKay And Netflix's 'Don't Look Up'|access-date=December 1, 2020|date=September 9, 2020|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919032347/https://deadline.com/2020/09/rob-morgan-jennifer-lawrence-in-adam-mckay-netflixs-dont-look-up-1234573801/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2020, [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Jonah Hill]], [[Himesh Patel]], [[Timothée Chalamet]], [[Ariana Grande]], [[Kid Cudi|Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi)]], and [[Tomer Sisley]] were added.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gemmill|first=Allie|url=https://collider.com/meryl-streep-jonah-hill-adam-mckay-netflix-movie-cast/|title=Meryl Streep to Play Jonah Hill's Mom — & President — in Adam McKay's "Don't Look Up"|access-date=December 10, 2020|date=December 8, 2020|work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211155713/https://collider.com/meryl-streep-jonah-hill-adam-mckay-netflix-movie-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Join>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/netflix-adam-mckay-jennifer-lawrence-dont-look-up-leonardo-dicaprio-meryl-streep-jonah-hill-timothee-chalamet-ariana-grande-among-others-to-join-ensemble-1234596652/|title=Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Cate Blanchett, Others Join Jennifer Lawrence In Netflix's 'Don't Look Up' For Adam McKay|access-date=December 1, 2020|date=October 14, 2020|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=October 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014200533/https://deadline.com/2020/10/netflix-adam-mckay-jennifer-lawrence-dont-look-up-leonardo-dicaprio-meryl-streep-jonah-hill-timothee-chalamet-ariana-grande-among-others-to-join-ensemble-1234596652/|url-status=live}}</ref> McKay wrote the part of Dibiasky specifically for Lawrence, and spent four to five months going over ideas with DiCaprio, tweaking the script before the actor ultimately signed on.<ref>{{cite web|last=Guerrasio|first=Jason|url=https://www.insider.com/leonardo-dicaprio-tweaked-dont-look-up-script-for-5-months-2021-4|title=Leonardo DiCaprio spent 5 months tweaking Netflix's "Don't Look Up" script before signing on|date=April 23, 2021|access-date=April 26, 2021|work=[[Insider Inc.|Insider]]|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426231526/https://www.insider.com/leonardo-dicaprio-tweaked-dont-look-up-script-for-5-months-2021-4|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2020, [[Tyler Perry]], [[Melanie Lynskey]], and [[Ron Perlman]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tyler-perry-melanie-lynskey-ron-perlman-join-adam-mckays-dont-look-up-exclusive?preview=true&preview_id=4095540|title=Tyler Perry, Melanie Lynskey, Ron Perlman Join Adam McKay's 'Don't Look Up' (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120205503/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tyler-perry-melanie-lynskey-ron-perlman-join-adam-mckays-dont-look-up-exclusive?preview=true&preview_id=4095540|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mark Rylance]], and [[Michael Chiklis]] were revealed as part of the cast in February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/mark-rylance-michael-chiklis-adam-mckays-dont-look-up-netflix-1234689837/|title=Mark Rylance And Michael Chiklis Join Adam McKay's 'Don't Look Up' At Netflix|date=February 8, 2021|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=February 8, 2021|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208232043/https://deadline.com/2021/02/mark-rylance-michael-chiklis-adam-mckays-dont-look-up-netflix-1234689837/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Paul Guilfoyle]] was announced in May.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='CSI: Vegas' Jamie McShane To Recur In CBS Sequel, Paul Guilfoyle To Reprise Jim Brass Role |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/csi-vegas-jamie-mcshane-recur-paul-guilfoyle-reprise-jim-brass-role-1234749069/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=3 May 2021 |access-date=28 May 2021 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510180847/https://deadline.com/2021/05/csi-vegas-jamie-mcshane-recur-paul-guilfoyle-reprise-jim-brass-role-1234749069/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Matthew Perry]] had scenes filmed with Hill that were ultimately cut from the final film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Jordan |title=Don't Look Up: Matthew Perry's Cut Cameo Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/dont-look-up-matthew-perry-cameo-deleted/ |website=[[ScreenRant]] |date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
 
[[Principal photography]] was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Every Netflix Production Halted Due to Coronavirus|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/every-netflix-production-stalled-because-of-coronavirus-04-22/|website=What's on Netflix|first=Kasey|last=Moore|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819102258/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/every-netflix-production-stalled-because-of-coronavirus-04-22/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming commenced on November 18, 2020, at various locations in [[Boston]], Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/leonardo-dicaprio-meryl-streep-join-jennifer-lawrence-in-adam-mckays-dont-look-up|title=Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep Join Jennifer Lawrence in Adam McKay's "Don't Look Up"|access-date=December 1, 2020|date=October 14, 2020|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117102221/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/leonardo-dicaprio-meryl-streep-join-jennifer-lawrence-in-adam-mckays-dont-look-up|url-status=live}}</ref> Part of the film takes place in [[New York City]] with Boston standing in as New York. Filming also took place in other Massachusetts cities including [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]], [[Framingham]], and [[Westborough]].{{efn|Additional filming locations include [[Canton, Massachusetts|Canton]], [[Chicopee, Massachusetts|Chicopee]], [[Fall River, Massachusetts|Fall River]], [[Norton, Massachusetts|Norton]], [[Salisbury, Massachusetts|Salisbury]], [[Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth]], and [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]].}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2021/02/05/dont-look-up-netflix-framingham-brockton|title='Don't Look Up' continues to film all over Massachusetts. Here's the latest on the Netflix blockbuster.|date=February 5, 2021|last=Slane|first=Kevin|website=[[Boston.com]]|access-date=February 7, 2021|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208232052/https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2021/02/05/dont-look-up-netflix-framingham-brockton|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Slane|first=Kevin|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/celebs/2021/01/04/leonardo-dicaprio-jennifer-lawrence-dont-look-up-boston|title=Downtown Boston is transformed into New York City as Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence film "Don't Look Up"|access-date=January 5, 2021|date=January 4, 2021|work=[[Boston.com]]|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104214330/https://www.boston.com/culture/celebs/2021/01/04/leonardo-dicaprio-jennifer-lawrence-dont-look-up-boston|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 5, 2021, Jennifer Lawrence was mildly injured during filming when a controlled glass explosion went awry.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilkinson|first=Joseph|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-jennifer-lawrence-injured-dont-look-up-boston-20210206-aha5jtq56jbvnn7nh3z3ilkvli-story.html|title=Jennifer Lawrence injured on "Don't Look Up" set in Boston|access-date=February 5, 2021|date=February 5, 2021|work=[[New York Daily News]]|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206004850/https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-jennifer-lawrence-injured-dont-look-up-boston-20210206-aha5jtq56jbvnn7nh3z3ilkvli-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 18, 2021, principal photography wrapped.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slane|first=Kevin|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2021/02/18/dont-look-up-wraps-filming-boston|title="Don't Look Up" wraps filming after 3 months in Massachusetts|access-date=February 18, 2021|date=February 18, 2021|work=[[Boston.com]]|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219035958/https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2021/02/18/dont-look-up-wraps-filming-boston|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Release==
On February 19, 2020, it was announced Netflix planned to release the film in 2020.<ref name="Netflixacquistion" /> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], filming and release of the film were delayed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Furn|first=Daniel|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2020-10-15/dont-look-up-release-date-netflix-cast/|title=When is Don't Look Up release date? Netflix cast, plot and latest news|access-date=December 1, 2020|date=October 15, 2020|work=[[Radio Times]]|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020092909/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2020-10-15/dont-look-up-release-date-netflix-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered in [[New York City]] on December 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kirsten|last=Chuba|title= Events of the Week: 'And Just Like That,' 'Don't Look Up' and More |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/and-just-like-that-dont-look-up-red-carpet-events-1235057790/amp/ |magazine= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= December 10, 2021 |access-date= December 12, 2021 |archive-date= December 11, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211211054543/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/and-just-like-that-dont-look-up-red-carpet-events-1235057790/amp/ |url-status= live }}</ref> It received a [[limited theatrical release]] on December 10, and began streaming on Netflix on December 24.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netflix Releases Dates for Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence's 'Don't Look Up,' Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog' and More|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/netflix-film-release-dates-dont-look-up-power-of-the-dog-1235046867/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|date=August 23, 2021|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=August 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829200151/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/netflix-film-release-dates-dont-look-up-power-of-the-dog-1235046867/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Netflix Reveals Premiere Dates for Adam McKay's 'Don't Look Up,' Sandra Bullock Starrer 'The Unforgivable,' More Fall Movies|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-movie-premiere-dates-fall-winter-2021-1235001704/|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Ariana|last=Brockington|date=August 23, 2021|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823210252/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-movie-premiere-dates-fall-winter-2021-1235001704/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The film made an estimated $260,000 from 500 theaters on its first day, and a total of $700,000 in its opening weekend.<ref name=opening>{{cite news |first=Anthony|last=D'Allesandro|url= https://deadline.com/2021/12/west-side-story-opening-weekend-1234888675/ |title= ''West Side Story'' Isn't Kicking Up With $10M+ Opening: What That Means Right Now During Another Pandemic Holiday |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |date= December 11, 2021 |accessdate= December 11, 2021 |archive-date= December 10, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211210213829/https://deadline.com/2021/12/west-side-story-opening-weekend-1234888675/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
 
''Don't Look Up'' was the most-streamed English-language film on Netflix during the week of December 20–26, 2021 with a viewership of 111.03 million hours,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-12-29/tv-ratings-story-for-the-week-of-dec-20-26-wed-dec-29-2021 |title=Football is the name of the game in Nielsen ratings race; 'Don't Look Up' soars on Netflix |date=December 29, 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 30, 2021 }}</ref> the second highest viewership for a movie during its debut weekend on Netflix.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2021/12/28/netflix-dont-look-up-leonardo-dicaprio-jennifer-lawrence-red-notice-sandra-bullock-dwayne-johnson-bird-box/?sh=7e82c91353a1 |title=Why 'Don't Look Up' Is Less Impressive Than Prior Netflix Successes |author=Scott Mendelson |date=December 28, 2021 |work=[[Forbes.com]] |access-date=December 30, 2021 }}</ref> According to [[TV Time]], it was the second most-streamed-film of the week in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/matrix-resurrections-the-witcher-top-weekly-whip-media-streaming-charts/ |title='Matrix Resurrections,' 'The Witcher' Top Weekly Whip Media Streaming Charts |date=December 29, 2021 |first=Stephanie |last=Prange |work=Media Play News |access-date=January 6, 2022 }}</ref> In the second week, it retained its first position with a viewership of 152.29 million hours,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/cobra-kai-season-4-ratings-viewers-netflix-top-10-1235146578/|title= Netflix Top 10: 'Cobra Kai' Season 4 Takes Lead After Just Three Days of Viewing |author=Jennifer Maas |date=January 4, 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 6, 2022 }}</ref> the highest weekly viewership for any film on Netflix.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/dont-look-up-officially-breaks-netflix-weekly-viewing-record-1234905173/|title='Don't Look Up' Officially Breaks Netflix Weekly Viewing Record |author=Tom Grater |date=January 6, 2022 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=January 7, 2022 }}</ref> It was also the most-streamed-film in the United States according to TV Time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/netflixs-dont-look-up-cobra-kai-top-weekly-whip-media-streaming-charts/ |title=Netflix's 'Don't Look Up,' 'Cobra Kai' Top Weekly Whip Media Streaming Charts |date=January 4, 2022 |first=Stephanie |last=Prange |work=Media Play News |access-date=January 6, 2022 }}</ref>
 
== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
Reviews of the film have been mixed. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|55|6.2|243|ref=yes|''Don't Look Up'' aims too high for its scattershot barbs to consistently land, but Adam McKay's star-studded satire hits its target of collective denial square on.|access-date=January 8, 2022}} {{MC film|49|49|ref=yes|access-date=January 8, 2022}}
 
The ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''{{'s}} [[Mick LaSalle]] praised the film and wrote, "''Don't Look Up'' might be the funniest movie of 2021. It's the most depressing too, and that odd combination makes for a one-of-a-kind experience. Writer-director Adam McKay gives you over two hours of laughs while convincing you that the world is coming to an end."<ref>{{cite news |last1=LaSalle |first1=Mick |authorlink=Mick LaSalle|title=Review: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence star in very funny, very depressing 'Don't Look Up' |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-leonardo-dicaprio-and-jennifer-lawrence-star-in-very-funny-very-depressing-dont-look-up |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=December 7, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210094236/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-leonardo-dicaprio-and-jennifer-lawrence-star-in-very-funny-very-depressing-dont-look-up |url-status= live}}</ref> [[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars and said: "From Streep and DiCaprio and Lawrence through the supporting players, ''Don't Look Up'' is filled with greatly talented actors really and truly selling this material—but the volume remains at 11 throughout the story when some changes in tone here and there might have more effectively carried the day."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roeper |first1=Richard |authorlink=Richard Roeper|title='Don't Look Up': Broad humor undermines satire about a country in denial |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/12/7/22822438/dont-look-up-review-netflix-jennifer-lawrence-movie-leonardo-dicaprio-meryl-streep-adam-mckay |website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=December 12, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208030350/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/12/7/22822438/dont-look-up-review-netflix-jennifer-lawrence-movie-leonardo-dicaprio-meryl-streep-adam-mckay |url-status=live}}</ref> Reviewing the film for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', [[Justin Chang]] wrote, "Nothing about the foolishness and outrageousness of what the movie shows us—no matter how virtuosically sliced and diced by McKay's characteristically jittery editor, Hank Corwin—can really compete with the horrors of our real-world American idiocracy."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chang |first1=Justin |authorlink=Justin Chang|title='Don't Look Up' review: Scattershot Netflix satire |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-12-07/dont-look-up-review-netflix-dicaprio-lawrence |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 7, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210220830/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-12-07/dont-look-up-review-netflix-dicaprio-lawrence |url-status=live}}</ref> Amit Katwala of ''[[Wired UK|Wired]]'' concluded that "''Don't Look Up'' nails the frustration of being a scientist."<ref name="katwala-2021">
{{cite news
| last1 = Katwala | first1 = Amit
| title = 'Don't Look Up' nails the frustration of being a scientist
| date = 28 December 2021
| magazine = Wired UK
| location = United Kingdom
| issn = 1357-0978
| url = https://www.wired.co.uk/article/dont-look-up-climate-scientists
| access-date = 2021-12-30
}}
</ref> Linda Marric of ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' gave the film 4/5 stars, writing: "There is something genuinely endearing about a film that doesn't seem to care one bit about coming across as silly as long as its message is heard".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marric|first=Linda|date=December 30, 2021|title=Film review: Don't Look Up|url=https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/all/film-review-don%27t-look-up-5bt3hEjnJaZOZJgs1rRt6G|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-08|website=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]}}</ref>
 
In a negative review, David Rooney of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called the film "A cynical, insufferably smug satire stuffed to the gills with stars that purports to comment on political and media inattention to the climate crisis but really just trivializes it. ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'' it ain't."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rooney |first1=David |title=Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in Adam McKay's 'Don't Look Up': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/dont-look-up-leonardo-dicaprio-jennifer-lawrence-1235057450/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 7, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209095115/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/dont-look-up-leonardo-dicaprio-jennifer-lawrence-1235057450/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called the film a "smug, easy-target political satire" and wrote, "''Don't Look Up'' plays like the leftie answer to ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]''—which is to say, it ditches the [[Jerry Bruckheimer|Bruckheimer]] approach of assembling a bunch of blue-collar heroes to rocket out to space and nuke the approaching comet, opting instead to spotlight the apathy, incompetence and financial self-interest of all involved."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Debruge |first1=Peter |title='Don't Look Up' Review: The Sky Is Falling in Adam McKay's Crank Comet Comedy |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/dont-look-up-review-leonardo-dicaprio-jennifer-lawrence-1235127627/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 7, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209182837/https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/dont-look-up-review-leonardo-dicaprio-jennifer-lawrence-1235127627/ |url-status=live}}</ref>  Charles Bramesco, in ''[[The Guardian]]'', wrote that the "script states the obvious as if everyone else is too stupid to realize it and does so from a position of lofty superiority that would drive away any partisans who still need to be won over."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-27|title=Look away: why star-studded comet satire Don't Look Up is a disaster {{!}} Charles Bramesco|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/27/look-away-why-star-studded-comet-satire-dont-look-up-is-a-disaster|access-date=2021-12-27|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Madeline Fry Schultz of the ''[[Washington Examiner]]'' wrote that "McKay manages to deliver nothing more than a derivative and meandering "satire" of capitalism, Donald Trump, and climate deniers that will be forgotten in less than six months."<ref name="fry-schultz-2021">
{{cite web
| last1 = Fry Schultz | first1 = Madeline
| title = Don't Look Up: another lazy anti-Trump movie
| date = 30 December 2021
| work = [[Washington Examiner]]
| location = Washington DC, USA
| url = https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/dont-look-up-another-lazy-anti-trump-movie
| access-date = 2022-01-02
}}
</ref> [[Kyle Smith (critic)|Kyle Smith]] of ''[[National Review]]'' wrote that the film "expends 140 brain-injuriously unfunny minutes... propelling low-velocity spitballs at social media, Washington, tech moguls, [[Trumpism]], and (this detail feels thrown in at the last minute) anti-vaxxers."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Kyle|date=2021-12-10|title=Another Moronic Comedy from the Formerly Funny Adam McKay|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/another-moronic-comedy-from-the-formerly-funny-adam-mckay/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-08|website=National Review|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
[[Nathan J. Robinson]], editor of ''[[Current Affairs (magazine)|Current Affairs]]'', believes that "critics were not only ''missing the point of the film'' in important ways, but that the very ''way'' they discussed the film exemplified the problem that the film was trying to draw attention to. Some of the responses to the movie could have appeared in the movie itself".<ref name="robinson-2021">
{{cite news
| last1 = Robinson | first1 = Nathan J
| title = Critics of "Don't Look Up" are missing the entire point
| date = 26 December 2021
| work = Current Affairs
| location = New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
| issn = 2471-2647
| url = https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/12/critics-of-dont-look-up-are-missing-the-entire-point
| access-date = 2021-12-30
}}  Emphasis provided in original.
</ref> [[Catherine Bennett (journalist)|Catherine Bennett]] similarly viewed the film as astute and was caustic about the critical reviews.<ref name="bennett-2022">
{{cite news
| last1 = Bennett | first1 = Catherine
| title = Lighten up the satire? That's a tall order when life is out-crazying the most vivid fiction
| date = 1 January 2022
| work = The Guardian
| location = London, United Kingdom
| issn = 0261-3077
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/01/lighten-up-satire-tall-order-life-out-crazying-even-science-fiction
| access-date = 2022-01-01
}}
</ref> Writing for the [[History of the socialist movement in the United States|American socialist]] publication ''[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]'', Branko Marcetic says that the plot of the film, while absurd, hardly exaggerates, noting that "much of our political elite are just as greedy and foolish, our media just as vapid, and our response to impending disaster exactly as mind-bogglingly irrational as in the movie."<ref>{{cite news |last=Marcetic |first=Branko |date=January 2, 2022 |title=Adam McKay's Don't Look Up Captures the Stupidity of Our Political Era |url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2022/01/adam-mckay-dont-look-up-climate-change-review |work=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]] |location= |access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref> British journalist and environmental activist [[George Monbiot]] wrote in ''The Guardian'' that "no wonder journalists have slated it … it's about them" and added that for environmental activists like himself, the film, while fast{{nbhyph}}paced and humorous, "seemed all too real".<ref name="monbiot-2022">
{{cite news
| last1 = Monbiot | first1 = George
| title = Watching Don't Look Up made me see my whole life of campaigning flash before me
| date = 4 January 2022
| work = The Guardian
| location = London, United Kingdom
| issn = 0261-3077
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/04/dont-look-up-life-of-campaigning
| access-date = 2022-01-04
}}
</ref> In contrast, Paul Tassi of ''[[Forbes]]'' argues that critics can and should examine the artistic standards and underlying message separately and then goes on to describe the film as "somewhat condescending".<ref name="tassi-2021">
{{cite web
| last1 = Tassi | first1 = Paul
| title = The 'Don't Look Up' critics versus scientists narrative has to stop
| date = 30 December 2021
| work = Forbes
| location = Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
| url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/12/30/the-dont-look-up-critics-versus-scientists-narrative-has-to-stop/
| access-date = 2021-12-31
}}
</ref>
 
=== Reception among scientists ===
Since the film's release, numerous [[Climatology|climate scientists]] and [[Climate communication|climate communicators]] have offered positive opinions on the film.<ref name="kalmus-2021">
{{cite news
| last1 = Kalmus | first1 = Peter
| title = I'm a climate scientist. Don't Look Up captures the madness I see every day
| date = 29 December 2021
| work = The Guardian
| location = London, United Kingdom
| issn = 0261-3077
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/29/climate-scientist-dont-look-up-madness
| access-date = 2021-12-29
}}
</ref><ref name="mann-2021">
{{cite news
| last1 = Mann | first1 = Michael E
| title = Global destruction isn't funny, but when it comes to the climate crisis, it might have to be
| date = 21 December 2021
| work = The Boston Globe
| location = Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/21/opinion/global-destruction-isnt-funny-when-it-comes-climate-crisis-it-might-have-be/
| access-date = 2021-12-30
}}
</ref><ref name="holthaus-2021">
{{cite web
| last1 = Holthaus | first1 = Eric
| title = Don't Look Up is the climate movie I've been waiting for
| date = 30 December 2021
| work = The Phoenix
| location = Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| url = https://thephoenix.earth/dont-look-up/
| access-date = 2021-12-31
}}
</ref><ref name="lu-2021">
{{cite news
| last1 = Lu | first1 = Donna
| title = 'It parodies our inaction': Don't Look Up, an allegory of the climate crisis, lauded by activists
| date = 30 December 2021
| work = The Guardian
| location = London, United Kingdom
| issn = 0261-3077
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/30/it-parodies-our-inaction-dont-look-up-an-allegory-of-the-climate-crisis-lauded-by-activists
| access-date = 2021-12-30
}}
</ref>
 
In an opinion piece published in ''[[The Guardian]]'', climate scientist [[Peter Kalmus (climate scientist)|Peter Kalmus]] remarked, "''Don't Look Up'' is satire. But speaking as a climate scientist doing everything I can to wake people up and avoid planetary destruction, it's also the most accurate film about society's terrifying non-response to climate breakdown I've seen."<ref name="kalmus-2021" />  Climate scientist [[Michael E. Mann]] also expressed support for the film, calling it "serious sociopolitical commentary posing as comedy".<ref name="mann-2021" />  In an article for ''[[Scientific American]]'', [[Rebecca Oppenheimer]] criticised the film's attempts at satirizing climate change, but praised its depiction of science [[denialism]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oppenheimer|first=Rebecca|title=Hollywood Can Take On Science Denial: Don't Look Up Is a Great Example|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hollywood-can-take-on-science-denial-dont-look-up-is-a-great-example/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Scientific American|language=en}}</ref>
 
One of the scenes in the film was compared on social media to a situation in Brazil, in which [[Natália Pasternak Taschner]] criticized, while on a live broadcast in December 2020, a report on [[TV Cultura]] that told the population to face the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] with "lightness".<ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date= |title='Não Olhe Para Cima': Natália Pasternak comenta comparações com o filme e negacionismo no Brasil|trans-title= |medium= |language=portuguese |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6qaMULiXsk&feature=youtu.be|access-date=5 January 2022|archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time= |location=|publisher=[[Universo Online|UOL]] (YouTube)|id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= }}</ref> Hearing about the comparisons, Pasternak thanked McKay, DiCaprio and Lawrence on [[Twitter]] with the video subtitled in English to thank them for the "incredible" film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/TaschnerNatalia/status/1475323133229948931|title=Nathalia Pasternak|last=|first=|date=|website=Twitter|url-status=live|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref>
 
===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Date of ceremony
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[AACTA International Awards]]
| [[11th AACTA International Awards|January 26, 2022]]
| [[AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Cate Blanchett]]
| {{pending}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|first=Neglia|last=Matt|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/australian-academy-aacta-nominations-2021-1234907521/|title=The 2021 Australian Academy Of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards Nominations|work=NextBestPicture|date=17 December 2021|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[American Film Institute Awards]]
| January 7, 2022
| Top Ten Movies of the Year
| ''Don't Look Up''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afi.com/news/announcing-2021-afi-awards-honorees/|title=Announcing 2021 AFI AWARDS Honorees|website=AFI|first=American|last=Film Institute|date=December 8, 2021|accessdate=December 8, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6"| [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
| rowspan="6"| [[27th Critics' Choice Awards|January 9, 2022]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| ''Don't Look Up''
| {{pending}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/critics-choice-awards-film-nominations-2022-1234889884/|title=Critics Choice Awards Film Nominations Led By 'Belfast' And 'West Side Story'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Pete|last=Hammond|date=December 13, 2021|accessdate=December 13, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble|Best Acting Ensemble]]
| The cast of ''Don't Look Up''
| {{pending}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| [[Adam McKay]] and [[David Sirota]]
| {{pending}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score|Best Score]]
| [[Nicholas Britell]]
| {{pending}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song|Best Song]]
| "Just Look Up"
| {{pending}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy|Best Comedy]]
| ''Don't Look Up''
| {{pending}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | [[Detroit Film Critics Society]]
| rowspan="4"| December 6, 2021
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''Don't Look Up''
| {{nominated}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://detroitfilmcritics.com/detroit-film-critics-society-announces-2021-nominations/ |title=Detroit Film Critics Society Announces 2021 Nominations |date=December 3, 2021 |publisher=[[Detroit Film Critics Society]] |access-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204020212/https://detroitfilmcritics.com/detroit-film-critics-society-announces-2021-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Adam McKay]]
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble|Best Ensemble]]
| The cast of ''Don't Look Up''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| [[Adam McKay]] and [[David Sirota]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="4"| [[79th Golden Globe Awards|January 9, 2022]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| ''Don't Look Up''
| {{pending}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-1235129390/|title=Golden Globes 2022: The Complete Nominations List|website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]]|first=Jordan|last=Moreau|date=December 13, 2021|accessdate=December 13, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
| [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]
| {{pending}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
| [[Jennifer Lawrence]]
| {{pending}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| [[Adam McKay]] and [[David Sirota]]
| {{pending}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Hollywood Critics Association]]
| January 8, 2022
| Best Ensemble
| The cast of ''Don't Look Up''
| {{pending}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=DUNE, CODA, AND BELFAST LEAD THE 5TH ANNUAL HCA FILM AWARDS NOMINATIONS|url=https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com/dune-coda-and-belfast-lead-the-5th-annual-hca-film-awards-nominations/|publisher=Hollywood Critics Association|date=December 2, 2021|access-date=December 2, 2021|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203023651/https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com/dune-coda-and-belfast-lead-the-5th-annual-hca-film-awards-nominations/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[National Board of Review]]
| [[National Board of Review Awards 2021|December 3, 2021]]
| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|Top Ten Films]]
| ''Don't Look Up''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/national-board-of-review-winners-2021-licorice-pizza-1234682925/|title=National Board of Review Winners 2021: 'Licorice Pizza' Takes Best Picture and Best Director|website=[[IndieWire]]|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=December 2, 2021|access-date=December 3, 2021|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202193613/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/national-board-of-review-winners-2021-licorice-pizza-1234682925/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" | [[Hollywood Music in Media Awards]]
| rowspan="3" |[[12th Hollywood Music in Media Awards|November 17, 2021]]
|[[Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Feature Film|Best Original Score – Feature Film]]
|''Don't Look Up''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmmawards.com/2021-music-in-visual-media-nominations/|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Hollywood Music in Media Awards|title=2021 Music in Visual Media Nominations}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a Feature Film|Best Original Song – Feature Film]]
| rowspan="2" |"Just Look Up"
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best Original Song – Onscreen Performance
|{{nominated}}
|-
|}
 
==See also==
* [[Double Asteroid Redirection Test]] – a real NASA mission to test deflection of an asteroid in 2022
 
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
* {{Netflix title|81252357}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* [https://dibiasky.com Dibiasky Official website]
 
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