It Comes at Night

"Fear turns men into monsters."

2017 1h 31m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 2,714

DramaHorrorMystery

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Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.

“Fear turns men into monsters.”

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Cast

Joel Edgerton
Paul
Christopher Abbott
Will
Carmen Ejogo
Sarah
Riley Keough
Kim
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Travis
Griffin Robert Faulkner
Andrew
David Pendleton
Bud
Mikey
Stanley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Trey Edward Shults
Writers: Trey Edward Shults
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Trey Edward Shults, shot by Drew Daniels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brian McOmber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Trey Edward Shults shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Joel Edgerton and Christopher Abbott and Carmen Ejogo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fear turns men into monsters.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4695012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Trey Edward Shults directs. Drew Daniels behind the camera. Brian McOmber scores. Trey Edward Shults cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Directed by Trey Edward Shults, shot by Drew Daniels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Brian McOmber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Trey Edward Shults shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Joel Edgerton and Christopher Abbott and Carmen Ejogo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Fear turns men into monsters.".
8IMDB entry: tt4695012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 19 themes, including "fire", "nightmare", "nihilism", "darkness".
10Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Drew Daniels
Original score: Brian McOmber
Editing: Trey Edward Shults
Production design: Karen Murphy
Costume design: Meghan Kasperlik
Makeup / hair: Alexa Quiroga
VFX supervisor: Christina Mitrotti
Sound: Robert Fernandez
Stunt coordinator: Drew Leary
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $19,280,931
Return: 386% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: It Comes at Night (2017)

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Gimly2017-09-11
★ 5/10
I don't need happy endings in my movies. A downer ending is often what makes a movie great. But I do like satisfactory ones. It Comes at Night did not give that to me. Mystery is often its own reward, and I do believe that's what writer/director Trey Edward Shults was going for here, but it didn't wind up hit that resonant for me. This particular movie felt like it wasn't about the journey, it was about the destination, and we essentially didn't get one. Joel Edgerton is fantastic of course, but any one of the other actors could have been as well, we'll never know because they were never given that opportunity. Which really says it all with It Comes at Night. There seemed like there was something very worthwhile just on the other side of the veil, but we'll never know, because we never got to see it. And with cinema, if we didn't see it, does it really count? Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Reno2017-11-29
★ 6/10
It's always family first in the apocalyptic world! It was not what I was expecting, enjoyed it though. The trailer, the posters hints something else. So I thought it could be a horror, but it was even a terror or a thriller flick. Well, there were a few occasions where it was edgy, though in the most of the film nothing really happened. Slow but not boring. A simple storyline, limited cast and a apocalyptic theme. Surely you would have seen hundreds of this kind, so when you watch it, you won't find anything new out of it. Then remains the question, is it any worth! I liked a simple take. Just like the film 'The Survivalist'. A small family living in an isolated place, but very precautious about any outside threat. The world is infected with an unknown disease and people are dying everywhere. Recently they had buried one of their family members. So they are not taking any chances with anyone. But now after a terrifying encounter, another family joins them and how things go on from there are the rest of the tale to tell us with a small twist. Well, you won't see Joel Edgerton doing a solo film often. But this was a different, because of a small budget and the kind of narration. He did good and so the rest his co-stars. Firstly, it was not a horror film. Then there were a few intentional scenes to scare the viewers, but it wasn't anywhere near to scary. I've watched the whole film and I still don't know what comes at night. Dreams? Nightmares? Looks that's what it implies. Other than that it is a drama film with a little thrill. It can be watched nothing more than once. 6/10
The Movie Mob2023-01-02
★ 3/10
The marketing made me expect something this movie was not and ultimately dissatisfied me with what I got. Marketed as a horror creature movie, It Comes at Night disappoints due to the severe lack of creature horror. Instead, the film follows a family surviving an apocalyptic virus that has all but wiped humanity off the face of the earth. Paranoia saturates every moment of the movie, with characters constantly fearing how others might attack or infect those they care about. The film's scariest moments are the weird dreams the son keeps having. The twists at the end most likely are meant to shock but left me deflated. While It Comes at Night might be beloved by cinema fanatics, I couldn't get past the deceptive marketing. I wanted monsters and got family drama and paranoia.