Dead of Night fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Scary and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Scary and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dead of Night is scary and tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, mystery, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Dead of Night is included with a subscription to Philo, YouTube TV, Fandor, and IndieFlix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.5). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 43 min
Dead of Night runs 1 h 43 min.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in United Kingdom.
+115GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dead of Night in 129 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 50 storytelling tropes for Dead of Night, including Psychic Dreams for Everyone, Framing Device, Dutch Angle.
7.5
