All Day and a Night

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All Day and a Night

R

2020

2h 1m

Drama

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A young man embarks on a journey of self-discovery after landing in the same prison as his father.

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All Day and a Night addresses worthy issues with thoughtfulness and care, although its effectiveness is undermined by a disappointingly familiar story.

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

The derivative way All Day and a Night handles the school-to-prison pipeline and crack epidemic does nothing to add nuance or newness to our understanding of these realities.

May 9, 2020

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Leah Greenblatt

Entertainment Weekly

A nervy, deeply felt drama that gets a little lost on its winding path to redemption but still finds a way home.

Rated: B

May 8, 2020

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Justin Chang

Los Angeles Times

"All Day and a Night" lingers and sometimes meanders in that gray zone, where the story can accrue texture and feeling and emerge as more than the sum of its plot mechanics.

May 4, 2020

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The opening scene is powerful and starts things off with a jolt..... But the connecting narrative tissue just isn’t that strong and it leaves the movie feeling like a lesser version of others that came before it.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Mark Meszoros

The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH)

While you can feel Cole's passion for the story bleed from the script to the screen, this tale of a young black man who does not want to repeat the mistakes of his father - only to end up in the same prison with him - comes up a little short.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 28, 2021

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Alex Bentley

CultureMap

While writer/director Joe Robert Cole does a great job of showing how dark and depressing that way of life can be, the film fails to give any true insight on why it's that way or how it can be changed.

Feb 16, 2021

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Thiago G

This movie moves you in ways you don’t see coming. The first opening scene takes you into a heavy spiral of the challenges faced by black youth across America. The acting is incredible by the full cast but more so by Ashton Sanders. A young man just trying to find his way out of a trouble life. From trying to get a normal job, to avoiding selling drugs, he eventually is forced to do things he always wanted to avoid. If you want to be moved, watch this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/25

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Audience Member

Literally every negative stereotype about Black Americans in one film. And for what? It was not even worth the watch.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/25

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iago g

Péssimas atuações. Sem efeitos de fogo apesar de se tratar um de um incêndio.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

It took you on a journey that so many of us have experienced that others cannot understand.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Absolute must see movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Gritty, gripping. Great acting from strong cast. Attention to detail particularly in prison scenes. Hope you enjoy it and, more importantly, hope it "moves" you as it did I.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

A young man embarks on a journey of self-discovery after landing in the same prison as his father.

Director: Joe Robert Cole
Producer: Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Jared Goldman
Screenwriter: Joe Robert Cole
Production Co: Color Force, Mighty Engine
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content/Nudity|Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Strong Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2020
Runtime: 2h 1m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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