After Midnight

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After Midnight

2020

1h 23m

Horror

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100+ Ratings

Dealing with a girlfriend suddenly leaving is tough enough, but for Hank, heartbreak couldn't have come at a worse time. There's also a monster trying to break through his front door every night.

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Part creature feature, part romance, After Midnight somehow manages to combine its disparate ingredients and come up with something special.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Feb 11, 2021

3/4

The balance that After Midnight strikes between a two-hander and a monster story warrants a Valentine's Day weekend look, and maybe even a scary conversation.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Jun 9, 2020

as Hank's different anniversary memories fall into place, building a mosaic-like picture of a long-term, loving relationship and its gradual breakdown,... the intrusive, ever-returning monster proves a multivalent symbol

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Feb 14, 2020

A jerry-rigged contraption of variably interesting, likable and skillful elements that only add up to one rather arbitrary goof.

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Nessa Cannon

But Why Tho?

Jan 22, 2023

6/10

In short, presenting After Midnight as a horror film is misleading – it will be much more enjoyable going in knowing that it will lean on a romantic drama storyline than expecting scares.

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Cory Woodroof

The Playlist

Feb 10, 2022

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You might not have heard of names like Garnder, Stella, Grant, Zebrowski, and Benson just yet, but have faith that their thoughtful, imaginative extraordinary mash-up movie will soon change that.

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Witney Seibold

Critically Acclaimed Podcast

Sep 13, 2021

While it strains to fill its runtime, the pitch perfect ending makes up for everything.

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Lise T

@lisetessier 6 days ago

Not sure... is it a movie or a plug for country songs?

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Brynmore P

@RT43537026 Nov 11, 2025

An interesting blend of horror and romance, that I feel was pulled off really well. Using a fun metaphor that had a fun ending bringing it all together

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gregory b

@RT08741821 Sep 24, 2025

No way this movie should have a 90% fresh rating... they must have had every crew/cast member and their family and friends putting in bogus reviews to get it that high. It was poorly acted (main guy was terrible), the girlfriend was better... the only one that came off as a real actor was the local cop. The cinematography wasn't all that good... yes, It had an extremely low budget. That doesn't mean it has to look like it. The overall story was thin; the ending was pure garbage. Even at 83 minutes it was too long; should have been a 15-20 min short at most.

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Eddy W

@RT89449867 Jun 4, 2025

This movie is awful and the ending is stupid.

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Craig B

@Boundsy Apr 1, 2025

After Dark wasn't too bad, but it had the potential to be much better. This really was more of a drama with the odd horror scene, mostly focusing on the relationship between two of the main characters, which was well portrayed with solid acting from the cast. It was a decent watch and the short run time meant it didn't drag on.

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Siamak M

@RT77379710 Apr 23, 2024

I'm going to give my spoiler early: THE ALIEN IS REAL !! My 3 stars go for Gardner's respectful handling of drama and Zebrowski's smooth navigation of occasional comed while in my opinion Brea Grant could have smiled a fair bit less during the back and forth telling of Gardner's recollections, in this otherwise strange montage of a long term love story/alien movie. The progression can be frustrating for some and I had to struggle stretching the narrative to aliens...or was it stretching the aliens to the love story? All an all not a bad chick flix with an alien angle. You are just left on your own to make the connection....qand oh...did I say THE ALIEN IS REAL?

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Synopsis

Dealing with a girlfriend suddenly leaving is tough enough, but for Hank, heartbreak couldn't have come at a worse time. There's also a monster trying to break through his front door every night.

Director: Christian Stella
Producer: Justin Benson, Arvind Harinath, Aaron Moorhead
Screenwriter: Jeremy Gardner
Distributor: Self Distributed
Production Co: Kavya Films, Rustic Films
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2020
Runtime: 1h 23m

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