Dead of Night fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, everyday modern life, and war
Solid, not remarkable
Standout sound design
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dead of Night is terrifying, tense, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving. Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
The mind, everyday modern life, and war
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and war.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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Dead of Night is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Shudder, and Night Flight+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Philo, Fandango at Home Free, and Shout! Factory TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 79%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 28 min
Dead of Night runs 1 h 28 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Dead of Night higher (79) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, United Kingdom.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dead of Night in 8 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 Sealed Evil in a Can, Impairment Shot, Genre Shift.
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