It Comes at Night

2017

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A24 | Release Date: June 9, 2017 | R

Starring: Carmen Ejogo, Chase Joliet, Christopher Abbott, David Pendleton, Griffin Robert Faulkner, Joel Edgerton, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Mick O’Rourke, Mikey, Riley Keough

Summary: A man (Joel Edgerton) learns that the evil stalking his family home may be only a prelude to horrors that come from within. Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family… Expand

Director: Trey Edward Shults

Genre(s): Mystery, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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A.O. Scott

Jun 8, 2017

It Comes at Night is pretty terrifying to sit through, but it may be even scarier after it’s over, when you sift through what you’ve seen and try to piece together what it may have meant. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Jun 8, 2017

Though its themes are so dark they seem to call for the invention of a new color, It Comes at Night does offer a few glimpses of levity and affection amid the unremitting bleakness. Read full review

Michael O’Sullivan

Jun 8, 2017

For much of its brisk running time, It Comes at Night teeters between delicious atmosphere and almost unbearable tension. Read full review

Dave White

Jun 9, 2017

It Comes at Night is not a horror film, though it is horrifying, mining the depths of paranoia and fear when unknown forces intrude on domesticity and create desperate rats out of otherwise reasonable human beings. Read full review

Staff (Not credited)

Jun 7, 2017

It’s a lean, mean, effective thriller that offers no explanation as to the means or method of humanity’s endgame while simultaneously focusing on the trip-wire frailty of a nuclear family trapped in the hungry, thirsty days of the dead – or is it, indeed, the dead? And if not, what are they? Read full review

Katie Rife

Jun 7, 2017

Maybe there’s something out there, or maybe there’s nothing at all. Most horror films presuppose that the former is the scarier of the two options, but It Comes At Night is more concerned with the seemingly bottomless depths of the unknown. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Jun 8, 2017

There’s just one big problem here: It Comes at Night is about as enjoyable for the audience as it is for the people in the movie. On both sides of the screen, misery reigns. Read full review

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RyanGimeson

Jun 9, 2017

People need to understand that this film is not about some demon or some monster that comes at night. The loss of morality at the hands of two families drives the movies entire narrative, and what makes the movie terrifying is that when “it” is revealed, it’s terrifying how recognizable it… Expand

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PizzaWizard

Jun 22, 2017

I really really liked this movie and I was pretty shocked to realize that others hated it so much. When I got home I watched the trailers and now I understand the frustration around it: this was an incredibly poorly marketed movie that sets you up to expect a horror movie. This isn’t a… Expand

Rebecca31

Jul 8, 2017

Joel Edgerton is living with his family in a desolate part of the woods while an unknown threat is looming. When a young family appear looking for refuge it’s a question of who do you trust. It Comes At Night is a dark and highly atmospheric horror movie that doesn’t bombard you with a cheap… Expand

moviemitch96

Jun 9, 2017

In my opinion, this was definitely leaps and bounds an improvement over the God-awful family drama ‘Krisha’, a fellow A24 distributed film which was this film’s director Trey Edward Shults’ directorial debut. However, unfortunately that’s not saying much in my book, because this fell a bit… Expand

Grachechkovski

Aug 12, 2018

The first part of movie is interesting. When you are watching it you will have questions about lore and narrative part. Also, it has some horror side. But in the second part movie and in the end you will have more questions and less answers – almost none at all. I think that it doesn’t take… Expand

ruet

Jun 17, 2017

It never came! I don’t mind movies that aren’t as advertised but this movie wasn’t good either. The social commentary was half-baked and many direct plot points were left unanswered.