Nighthawks fingerprintStriking style, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, the mind, and society
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nighthawks is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and melancholic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, the mind, and society
Its world is built around history, the mind, and society.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Nighthawks is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor, and Dekkoo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48/100 (IMDb 6.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 40%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
1 h 53 min
Nighthawks runs 1 h 53 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Nighthawks higher (56) than critics (40). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for Nighthawks, including Dark Action Girl, Sadist, Bluffing the Murderer.
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