Jeff Daniels Film Still Resonates | Entertainment and Celebrity News

Jeff Daniels, known for “Dumb and Dumber” and “The Martian,” stars in the underrated 1993 sci-fi drama “Rain Without Thunder,” set in 2042 where abortion rights are under siege. The film follows a college student’s journey to Europe for a procedure, blending dystopian dread with unsettling realism. Initially dismissed by critics—including Roger Ebert, who called it a “slow-motion bad newscast”—the movie earned a surprisingly strong audience score of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, with viewers calling it disturbingly accurate and hard to watch. Now, nearly three decades later, modern audiences and platforms like Letterboxd are rediscovering its power, labeling it a “future predicting masterpiece” that feels chillingly relevant today. A forgotten gem that proves sometimes, the people’s verdict is louder than the critics’.

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