After Midnight

Released Feb 14, 2020

1h 23m

Horror

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40 Reviews

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 11, 2021

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

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

Jun 9, 2020

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

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

Feb 14, 2020

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Nessa Cannon

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

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.

Rated: 6/10

Jan 22, 2023

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Cory Woodroof

The Playlist

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.

Rated: A

Feb 10, 2022

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Witney Seibold

Critically Acclaimed Podcast

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

Sep 13, 2021

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Jeff P

Much like his other film, The Battery, writer/director Jeremy Gardner makes a monster movie where the monster is a backdrop to a more compelling tale of the human condition. Most diehard horror fans will turn their nose up at this, but that's their loss. Id give this film 3 stars for the cinematography alone. i love how an indie filmmaker can capture all these visually beautiful scenes in the dark, while major motion pictures struggle with simple visibility in dark scenes. All in all, After Midnight is a home run for me. The story, the characters, the dialogue, the cinematography, the score, all wonderfully done. This film is a great example of when a bunch of people get together to make a good movie and they really care about their work and craft.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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Siamak M

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?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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juan c

It start good and suspenseful, but the last 30 minutes is super boring, and the ending sucks and will anger horror fans. If you're a hardcore horror fan, don't watch this movie because you will feel robbed.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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Andrew Joe D

This movie is just bad. The acting is awful and the characters suck. If you don't smoke weed watching this, it is so boring you kinda nod off. Just bad!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Chuck S

God even bad movies suck now …

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/23

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Adam B

A likable indie with an unlikable protagonist. The dialog and acting moments are solid in this simple story, the monologs are noteworthy. If this movie was in the short story format, part of an anthology, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, etc the execution would have been tighter with less rethreading of themes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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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: Rustic Films, Kavya 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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