It Comes at Night

R

Released Jun 9, 2017

1h 37m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After a mysterious apocalypse leaves the world with few survivors, two families are forced to share a home in an uneasy alliance to keep the outside evil at bay -- only to learn that the true horror may come from within.

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Critics Consensus

It Comes at Night makes lethally effective use of its bare-bones trappings while proving once again that what's left unseen can be just as horrifying as anything on the screen.

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

It Comes at Night is a powerful, slow-burning horror, a distressing and nihilistic examination of human nature that lingers in the mind long after the shocking denouement.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 25, 2018

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

The movie has its flaws. But one of Shults's main triumphs is to get us to believe in the danger of the outside world as fiercely as his characters do.

Aug 10, 2017

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Jason Anderson

Sight & Sound

Shults's adoption of a more vicious mode sharpens his already discomfiting take on families in states of extreme duress in his debut feature Krisha.

Jul 19, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

"It Comes at Night" is tightly comprised of excruciating moral challenges that escalate with time.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

Writer/director Trey Edward Shults builds so much tension with such vague storytelling, and I loved every bit of the ambiguity and metaphorical message it provides.

Feb 22, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s an unconventional horror picture. It’s a deep emotional treatment of loss. It’s a troubling, unorthodox coming-of-age story. The cool thing is how well Trey Shults packages all these things together without an ounce of conflict.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Bill F

the plot line is promising enough, but it's like the writers and director fell asleep or decided to move on to another project during production and just never really thought about developing the plot any further after the first 20 minutes. supreme let down and highly predictable disappointment. I want my 92 minutes back.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Jason W

Bought this on blu-ray knowing nothing about it, then read the bad reviews. However, I enjoyed it. Don't expect monsters or ghouls that attack at night (per the title), this is story of 2 families looking to survive within a world where some kind of sickness has taken over. If you are a fan of the Walking Dead style story and action, you might like it. Acting was excellent, the characters are likeable. No spoilers, but the ending was a bit depressing and almost got me choked up.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Colson B

This was so bad I can’t even explain

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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David H

Such a slow and pointless movie. Hardly anything of note happens, the ending sucked, and the dog.... Just watch the trailer, it has all the interesting parts in it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Chadd J

The acting was alright and the story might have worked, but it was so boring it was hard to follow the plot. The ending was also terrible as well.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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Riley A

Unless you like being depressed & disappointed, I would not recommend this movie. This is the kind of movie that taught me to stop trusting movie reviews as much because the reviews from the “top critics” highlight all the emotional themes & revealing true human nature & artsy filmmaking. Whatever, Don’t waste an hour & 37 minutes of your life.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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Synopsis

After a mysterious apocalypse leaves the world with few survivors, two families are forced to share a home in an uneasy alliance to keep the outside evil at bay -- only to learn that the true horror may come from within.

Director: Trey Edward Shults
Producer: David Kaplan, Andrea Roa
Screenwriter: Trey Edward Shults
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Animal Kingdom
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 9, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.0M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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