Nighthawks fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and crime
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Nighthawks is thrilling, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life and crime.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Nighthawks is included with a subscription to Darkroom in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Darkroom. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, and Metacritic 56). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 39 min
Nighthawks runs 1 h 39 min.
Yes. Critics average 64 and audiences 62 out of 100, so both groups see Nighthawks much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $20 million worldwide, 4.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French, German, Italian. Produced in United States, United Kingdom, France.
+2GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Nighthawks in 16 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for Nighthawks, including Oh, Crap!, Chekhov's Gun, Karmic Death.
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