{"id":629698,"date":"2026-06-09T18:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/629698\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:45:15","slug":"disclosure-day-rotten-tomatoes-reviews-say-spielberg-alien-tale-is-out-of-this-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/629698\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Disclosure Day\u2019 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Spielberg Alien Tale Is Out Of This World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781030715_983_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Disclosure Day&quot; key art.\" data-height=\"1920\" data-width=\"1080\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Disclosure Day&#8221; key art.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure Day, a new extraterrestrial tale from Steven Spielberg starring Emily Blunt, Josh O\u2019Connor, Colin Firth and Colman Domingo, is winning over Rotten Tomatoes critics in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Spielberg, Disclosure Day plays in preview screenings on Thursday before opening in theaters nationwide on Friday. Disclosure Day\u2019s screenplay is written by David Koepp, which is based on an original story by <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/steven-spielberg\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/steven-spielberg\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Spielberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spielberg<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-1 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/08\/project-hail-mary-gets-mgm-streaming-date-as-film-winds-down-theatrical-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Project Hail Mary\u2019 Gets MGM+ Streaming Date As Film Winds Down Theatrical Run\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/08\/project-hail-mary-gets-mgm-streaming-date-as-film-winds-down-theatrical-run\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Project Hail Mary\u2019 Gets MGM+ Streaming Date As Film Winds Down Theatrical RunBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Disclosure Day, O\u2019Connor plays Daniel Kellner, a cybersecurity expert who is on the run from the covert non-government organization he used to work for with secrets about the proof of alien contact on Earth. Desperate to stop Daniel and his colleague, Hugo Wakefield (<a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kennethjwilliamsjr\/2024\/08\/31\/colman-domingo-amplifying-racial-healing-through-art-and-advocacy\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kennethjwilliamsjr\/2024\/08\/31\/colman-domingo-amplifying-racial-healing-through-art-and-advocacy\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Domingo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Domingo<\/a>) from disclosing the information about alien life to the masses is their former boss, Noah Scanlon (Firth), who believes the earth-shattering revelation will plunge an already fragile world into chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Complicating matters is Margaret Fairchild (Blunt), a TV meteorologist who exhibits strange behavior and an indiscernable dialect on the air. If she connects with Daniel, it will provide them the opportunity to prove all the government conspiracies about aliens are true, an event that will forever change the history \u2014 and future \u2014 of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Rated PG-13, <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/bennyhareven\/2026\/05\/28\/whats-the-best-way-to-see-spielbergs-disclosure-day-in-the-cinema\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/bennyhareven\/2026\/05\/28\/whats-the-best-way-to-see-spielbergs-disclosure-day-in-the-cinema\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Disclosure Day\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Disclosure Day<\/a> also stars Eve Hewson, Wyatt Russell, Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Elizabeth Marvel.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-2 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/06\/why-masters-of-the-universe-streaming-release-will-likely-echo-project-hail-mary\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Why \u2018Masters Of The Universe\u2019 Streaming Release Will Likely Echo \u2018Project Hail Mary\u2019\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/06\/why-masters-of-the-universe-streaming-release-will-likely-echo-project-hail-mary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesWhy \u2018Masters Of The Universe\u2019 Streaming Release Will Likely Echo \u2018Project Hail Mary\u2019By Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The review embargo for Disclosure Day lifted at 12 p.m. ET\/9 a.m. PT on Tuesday and in early posts on <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/disclosure_day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/disclosure_day\" aria-label=\"Rotten Tomatoes\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, Disclosure Day has earned a 90% \u201cfresh\u201d critics score based on 92 reviews.<\/p>\n<p>The RT Critics Consensus, Audience Score and Popcornmeter score based on verified user ratings are still pending.<\/p>\n<p>Note: This article will be updated with more reviews and an updated critics\u2019 score as soon as the information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>What Are Individual Critics Saying About \u2018Disclosure Day\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian is among the <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/disclosure_day\/reviews\/top-critics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/disclosure_day\/reviews\/top-critics\" aria-label=\"top critics on RT\">top critics on RT<\/a> who gives the film a \u201cfresh\u201d score, writing,  &#8220;Disclosure Day is never anything other than entertaining and grade-A fun; rare enough in the movies or anywhere else, rocketing along with barnstorming set-pieces, exhilarating chases, funny lines and a career-topper of a performance from Blunt.<\/p>\n<p>David Fear of Rolling Stone is also impressed with the film, writing in his \u201cfresh\u201d take on the review aggregation site, \u201cThat cinematic Spielberg DNA is in Disclosure Day, and while this genre exercise may not hit the nosebleed heights of his best 21st century offerings, there\u2019s more than enough of his presence to warrant a ticket purchase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-5 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/06\/michael-arrives-on-streaming-this-week-as-michael-jackson-movie-eyes-music-biopic-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Michael\u2019 Arrives On Streaming This Week As Michael Jackson Movie Eyes Music Biopic Record\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/06\/michael-arrives-on-streaming-this-week-as-michael-jackson-movie-eyes-music-biopic-record\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Michael\u2019 Arrives On Streaming This Week As Michael Jackson Movie Eyes Music Biopic RecordBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Owen Gleiberman of Variety also gives the film a \u201cfresh\u201d score, writing on RT, \u201cScene for scene, the movie is a vigorous and diverting ride. Yet coming after the mountains of real UAP footage we\u2019ve seen, Disclosure Day never gives you the contact high of awe that Close Encounters did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Consequence\u2019s Liz Shannon Miller also awards the film a \u201cfresh\u201d score on RT, writing, \u201cDisclosure Day is both small and massive in scope, a tightness could feel claustrophobic, except it allows the film to explore huge themes about faith and aliens, and how the existence of one might affect the other. In between the car chases, that is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily Blunt and Josh O&#8217;Connor in &#8220;Disclosure Day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Universal Studios<\/p>\n<p>David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter is also high on Disclosure Day, writing in his \u201cfresh\u201d review summary on RT, \u201cFor anyone who has loved his movies, Disclosure Day will be an essential addition to Spielberg\u2019s rich body of work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com lauds the breadth of Disclosure Day, writing in his \u201cfresh&#8221; RT review summary, This is a movie that reminds viewers that blockbusters can be morally and thematically complex while they\u2019re entertaining the hell out of you.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-6 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/04\/supergirl-tracking-to-open-at-55-million-less-than-half-of-superman\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Supergirl\u2019 Tracking To Open At $55 Million, Less Than Half Of \u2018Superman\u2019s\u2019 First Weekend\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/04\/supergirl-tracking-to-open-at-55-million-less-than-half-of-superman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Supergirl\u2019 Tracking To Open At $55 Million, Less Than Half Of \u2018Superman\u2019s\u2019 First WeekendBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>IndieWire\u2019s David Ehrlich also praises the film with a \u201cfresh\u201d take on RT, writing, \u201cWhile Spielberg has never lost his sense of fun, Disclosure Day is uniquely fortified by the sense that he\u2019s still searching for new ways to enrapture a jaded audience with his spectacle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eli Friedberg of Slant Magazine is among the top critics on RT who gives Disclosure Day a \u201crotten\u201d score, writing, \u201cDelivered from the heights of personal and professional validation, the great prophet of Hollywood\u2019s sermonistic latest is akin to a detached, rambling, and academic exercise that treats cinema and humanity as a great and curious jigsaw puzzle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-8 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/02\/obsession-streaming-date-skipped-in-favor-of-longer-theatrical-to-pvod-window\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Obsession\u2019 Streaming Date Skipped In Favor Of Longer Theatrical-To-PVOD Window\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/02\/obsession-streaming-date-skipped-in-favor-of-longer-theatrical-to-pvod-window\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Obsession\u2019 Streaming Date Skipped In Favor Of Longer Theatrical-To-PVOD WindowBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Barber of the BBC isn\u2019t a fan of Disclosure Day, either. Barber in his \u201crotten\u201d RT review summary calls the film \u201ca flimsy, outdated car-chase thriller with no ideas about aliens that we haven&#8217;t heard before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Lopez of The Film Maven also deems the film \u201crotten,\u201d writing on RT, \u201cDisclosure Day is less an introspective, contemplative story about alien life, but a propulsive race against time whose high stakes premise smothers everything, including any type of interest in its characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure Day plays in Thursday previews before opening in theaters nationwide on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-4 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/07\/mortal-kombat-ii-arrives-on-streaming-this-week-as-film-reaches-128-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u2018Mortal Kombat II\u2019 Arrives On Streaming This Week As Film Reaches $128 Million\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/timlammers\/2026\/06\/07\/mortal-kombat-ii-arrives-on-streaming-this-week-as-film-reaches-128-million\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Forbes\u2018Mortal Kombat II\u2019 Arrives On Streaming This Week As Film Reaches $128 MillionBy Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Disclosure Day&#8221; key art. 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