Ranking March 2016's Movies - From Worst To Best

5. Midnight Special

RottenTomatoes Score: 85% (7.3/10)

Box Office: Like the majority of Jeff Nichols' movies (Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter), Midnight Special has been a bust so far, pulling in just $1 million worldwide against an $18 million budget. Still, considering what Warner Bros. showed the movie very little promotional support and dumped it in just 5 U.S. cinemas, what other result could there be?

Verdict: Though not the very strongest of Nichols' efforts and possibly too vague for some tastes, this is nevertheless an ambitious leap into the sci-fi genre for the director, bringing with him perennial collaborator Michael Shannon and a superb supporting cast including Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst and Adam Driver.

On a technical level, every aspect of its construction is stellar: cinematography, editing, and the original score all pop, giving Nichols and his actors a fantastic backdrop on which to tell a vague slow-burn which nevertheless delivers on the audience's third-act expectations.

It'll still leave you with plenty of questions, but serves up enough payoff to make this an entertaining and tense off-kilter delight.