Time: 145 Minutes
Age Rating: M – Violence, offensive language & content that may disturb
Cast:
Emily Blunt as Margaret Fairchild
Josh O’Connor as Dr. Daniel Kellner
Colin Firth as Noah Scanlon
Eve Hewson as Jane Blankenship
Colman Domingo as Hugo Wakefield
Director: Steven Spielberg

Disclosure Day was one of my most anticipated movies of 2026. It is the latest movie from Steven Spielberg, which appeared to be an alien movie and has a great cast which included Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor and Colin Firth. The reactions to the movie have been a little polarising, albeit mostly positive. Overall though, I really liked the movie.

Disclosure Day is an intriguing sci-fi conspiracy thriller which is engaging throughout its long runtime. It was less conventional than I expected, while it is about the existence of aliens, it is relatively intimate in its focus. It is dialogue heavy with plenty of conversations and exposition and particularly struggles at the start, but I was on board with most of it. With it being a Spielberg movie, it was unsurprisingly sentimental, hopeful, and optimistic, and I think that it’s one of its strengths. I thought that the first two acts were pretty good, but it particularly locks in during its third act, it pays off well and delivers on the emotion. It certainly isn’t subtle with its themes, and the call for universal empathy with aspects of its ending might strain some plausibility from the audience, but I was on board with what Spielberg was going for.

The cast are all great, Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor. Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo and Colin Firth really delivered in their parts. Blunt was particularly amazing, and gave some of her very best work.

Unsurprisingly, Steven Spielberg’s direction is fantastic. The cinematography and camerawork is stellar with stunning visuals, and brilliant blocking, staging and lighting. The few action set pieces are also very well constructed and tense, and there’s a number of non-action sequences which were just as spectacular to watch (a highlight being one involving Colin Firth and Eve Hewson). Additionally, the movie is accompanied by probably one of John Willliams’ best scores in a while.

Disclosure Day is a compelling, sincere and engaging sci-fi conspiracy thriller, excellently directed and performed.