Out of Blue

Out of Blue

Can you explain your place in the Universe?

2019 · 110 min · ★ 5.1 · Drama, Crime, Mystery

Mike Hoolihan is an unconventional New Orleans cop investigating the murder of renowned astrophysicist Jennifer Rockwell, a black hole expert found shot to death in her observatory. As Mike tumbles down the rabbit hole of the disturbing, labyrinthine case, she finds herself grappling with increasingly existential questions of quantum mechanics, parallel universes, and exploding stars. The hunt for a killer draws a detective into an even larger mystery: the nature of the universe itself.

Directed by Carol Morley · Written by Carol Morley

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Patricia Clarkson Det. Mike Hoolihan
Toby Jones Prof. Ian Strammi
Mamie Gummer Jennifer Rockwell
Aaron Tveit Tony Silvero
James Caan Col. Tom Rockwell
Alyshia Ochse Laurel Ann Rockwell
Yolonda Ross Janey Mac
Tenea Intriago Lucy
Devyn A. Tyler Stella Honey
Jonathan Majors Duncan J Reynolds
Hakim Callender Sergeant James Monroe
Jacki Weaver Miriam Rockwell

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