The Night Clerk

"Someone's always watching."

2020 1h 30m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 946

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Synopsis

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Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

“Someone's always watching.”

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Cast

Tye Sheridan
Bart Bromley
Ana de Armas
Andrea Rivera
John Leguizamo
Detective Espada
Helen Hunt
Ethel Bromley
Jacque Gray
Karen Perretti
Johnathon Schaech
Nick Perretti
Joey Miyashima
Ron Benson
Austin Archer
Jack Miller

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Cristofer
Writers: Michael Cristofer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Cristofer, shot by Noah Greenberg. 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 Erik Hall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kristi Shimek 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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Tye Sheridan and Ana de Armas and John Leguizamo carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Someone's always watching.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7979142 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Cristofer directs. Noah Greenberg behind the camera. Erik Hall scores. Kristi Shimek cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Directed by Michael Cristofer, shot by Noah Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Erik Hall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kristi Shimek shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tye Sheridan and Ana de Armas and John Leguizamo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Someone's always watching.".
8IMDB entry: tt7979142 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Noah Greenberg
Original score: Erik Hall
Editing: Kristi Shimek
Production design: Diane Millett
Makeup / hair: Mikaela Kester
VFX supervisor: Paul W. Hazen
Sound: Ben Wilkins
Stunt coordinator: Eliza Coleman
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $302,127
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Night Clerk (2020)

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Gimly2020-06-19
★ 4/10
In moments, The Night Clerk did seem as if it had potential, but by the end, and most especially focusing on the end itself, it's very clear that any potential it may have had was, to put it politely, squandered. There are about three things that happen over the entire runtime of this movie, and all three of them have been done far better, not even "ever", but recently. Like, within the past two years at most. Because doing them better than The Night Clerk is a very, very low bar. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
r96sk2023-02-23
★ 5/10
Feels like a bit of a mess, does <em>'The Night Clerk'</em>. I personally didn't feel entertained by this 2020 release. Ana de Armas gives a positive performance, though Tye Sheridan is a bit hit-and-miss. The 90 minute run time goes by a little slowly, while the story of this flick doesn't really seem all that well put together - it could've gone deeper, I feel. Or at least could have produced a more noteworthy ending. Lastly, a less serious point, but everytime Sheridan's character said "Boy oh boy oh boy" I amusingly kept getting a memory of Dug from 'Up'.