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Dead of Night

1945Movie1 h 43 minNR

HorrorThriller
86
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Rotten Tomatoes96%86%

A scary, intriguing horror movie about history and mystery.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

Skip it if you scare easily

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Not for warmth, uplift or laughs.

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Story

The unexpected, the tragic, the comic, the romantic, the dramatic...

An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

Feels like

  • British Horror Anthology
  • Psychological Horror
  • Supernatural Mystery
  • Dream Logic
  • Eerie Atmosphere
  • Classic Cinema
  • Slow Burn
  • Suspenseful

Cast

24 of 24

Crew

Directed by
Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Dearden, Charles Crichton
Written by
John Baines, Angus MacPhail, T. E. B. Clarke
Produced by
Michael Balcon
Music by
Georges Auric

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Facts

September 9, 1945 · 1 h 43 min · NR

Released
September 9, 1945
Runtime
1 h 43 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Original language
English
Also spoken
French
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
129 countries

Tropes

Psychic Dreams for Everyone, Framing Device, Dutch Angle +9

  • Psychic Dreams for Everyone
  • Framing Device
  • Dutch Angle
  • Impairment Shot
  • Murder-Suicide
  • Herr Doktor
  • Dream Within a Dream
  • Felony Misdemeanor
  • Expy
  • Cain and Abel
  • Haunted House Historian
  • Or Was It a Dream?

12 of 50 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream Dead of Night?"

Questions about Dead of Night

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Dead of Night?

PhiloKanopyYouTube TVFandorScreamboxIndieFlixPlexFawesome

In the United States, Dead of Night streams on Philo, YouTube TV, Fandor, Screambox, and IndieFlix, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, Fawesome, and Cineverse. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 128 other countries.

Is Dead of Night worth watching?

86
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86 (IMDb 7.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 96%). Critics rate it higher (96 out of 100) than audiences (81).

Will Dead of Night scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.

Will I feel good after watching Dead of Night?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

What tropes does Dead of Night use?

Psychic Dreams for EveryoneFraming DeviceDutch AngleImpairment ShotMurder-SuicideHerr DoktorDream Within a DreamFelony MisdemeanorExpyCain and AbelHaunted House HistorianOr Was It a Dream?and 38 more

TV Tropes lists 50 tropes for it, including Psychic Dreams for Everyone, Framing Device, and Dutch Angle.