Out of Blue is a 2018 English crime drama film, directed by Carol Morley. The film is produced by Cairo Cannon, Maggie Monteith, and Luc Roeg. The film stars Mamie Gummer, Toby Jones, Patricia Clarkson, and Jacki Weaver in the lead roles. The film is based on Martin Amis's 1997 novel Night Train.

Plot

Detective Mike Hoolihan (Patricia Clarkson) is investigating the murder of Jennifer Rockwell (Mamie Gummer), an astrophysicist at an observatory in New Orleans. She had presented a talk on black holes in the evening, but was found dead in the morning by the manager of the observatory (Toby Jones). She had been shot in the face, but there was no weapon. There is a sock and a jar of moisturizing cream found at the scene.