| In the Blink of an Eye | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Stanton |
| Written by | Colby Day |
| Produced by | Jared Ian Goldman |
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| Cinematography | Ole Brett Birkeland |
| Edited by | Mollie Goldstein |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
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| Distributed by | Hulu |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
In the Blink of an Eye is a 2026 American science fiction drama film directed by Andrew Stanton, and written by Colby Day. It stars Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, and Daveed Diggs.
The film premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2026, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize. It released on Hulu on February 27.
In the Blink of an Eye depicts three interconnected stories exploring the history of the world. The first story followed a family in the prehistoric (about 47,000 years ago), the second story follows a present day research scientist, and the third story takes place in the future aboard a spaceship heading toward the Kepler system.
It was first announced in October 2022 that Andrew Stanton had signed on to direct a film written by Colby Day for Searchlight Pictures, which cited the films 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Magnolia (1999) and Interstellar (2014) as influences for the story. [2] Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, Jorge Vargas, Tanaya Beatty and Skywalker Hughes were among the cast announced to star in the film in March 2023. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Principal photography began on March 24, 2023 in Vancouver, [1] and wrapped up on May 16, 2023. [7] In March 2024, Thomas Newman was hired to compose the score, after previously scoring Stanton's Pixar films Finding Nemo (2003), WALL-E (2008), and Finding Dory (2016). [8]
In the Blink of an Eye premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, on January 26, 2026, followed by a worldwide streaming release on February 27, 2026, on Hulu. [9] [10] [11]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 19% of 43 critics' reviews are positive.The website's consensus reads: "Aiming high in ambition but scoring low in execution, In the Blink of an Eye is a sprawling meditation on the human condition that turns up few compelling revelations." [12] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 37 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. [13]
Upon its selection for Sundance, the film was named the winner of the festival's Alfred P. Sloan Prize, awarded annually to the best depiction of science, technology, engineering, and math themes in a film screening during the festival. It also received a $25,000 cash award from the Sundance Institute with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. [14]