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It Comes at Night

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88% Tomatometer 256 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
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 08/25/2018
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
K. Austin Collins The Ringer 08/10/2017
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. Go to Full Review
Jason Anderson Sight & Sound 07/19/2017
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. Go to Full Review
Isabella Liistro Loud and Clear Reviews 01/18/2025
It Comes at Night is an excellent examination of paranoia and human instinct Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 09/04/2023
4/5
"It Comes at Night" is tightly comprised of excruciating moral challenges that escalate with time. Go to Full Review
Jordy Sirkin Jordy Reviews It 02/22/2023
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. Go to Full Review
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Valerie D @CookieFairie 1h Slow moving, but probably realistic for an apocalypse. I feel like the title was misleading, so it was a bit of a let down from my expectations. See more Andrew P @RT27652570 1d Negatives It’s a little cliche Doesn’t explain much Positives Acting was good Did have tense moments See more Kimmy H @KHUNT65 6d The average Murican that saw this and gave it bad reviews are too unintelligent to get the nuances of this move . See more Renee Aug 4 Boring, nothing happened. See more Bobby T @RT84624371 May 15 What horror? There is nothing horrifying in this movie. The title is misleading as well- there is nothing that comes out at night to haunt or hunt this family of 3. Just a mild thriller show at best. See more Jack F @MovieFan111 May 2 Do not pay attention to the bad audience score on this one. Because I read all the negative reviews, I went into this movie thinking I was gonna hate it. It turned out to be the opposite for me. This is one of the most unique apocalypse movies I've seen because it doesn't focus on the disease/apocalypse itself, rather the people just trying to survive. There is almost no context to what happened in the outside world, and you have to use your imagination as to what could be out there and what is at stake. Some kind of disease most likely. Great acting. But it's generally not a good sign when a movie scores much higher in one category than another. That imbalance is typically for a reason, but at the end of the day, it's what YOU the watcher thinks. I'm extremely satisfied about watching this one, and goes to show not all stories need to have a happy ending. You've been watching too many Disney movies. It's time to grow up. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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