Black as Night

2021

1 hr. 27 min.

Horror

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70%

33 Reviews

Tomatometer

31%

50+ Ratings

Audience Score

A resourceful teenage girl leaves childhood behind when she battles a group of deadly vampires in Black as Night, an action-horror hybrid with a strong social conscience and a biting sense of humor. Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, a new threat leaves its mark on the Big Easy in the form of puncture wounds on the throats of the city's vulnerable displaced population. When her drug-addicted mom becomes the latest victim of the undead, 15-year old Shawna (Asjha Cooper) vows to even the score. Along with three trusted friends, Shawna hatches a bold plan to infiltrate the vampire's mansion in the historic French Quarter, destroy their leader, and turn his fanged disciples back to their human form. But killing monsters is no easy task, and soon Shawna and her crew find themselves caught in a centuries-old conflict between warring vampire factions, each fighting to claim New Orleans as their permanent home.

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Critics Consensus

It may not be particularly scary, but Black as Night has just enough bite to satisfy audiences in the mood for dark, teen-focused supernatural drama.

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Marshall M

Really enjoyed this one!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Bad Movies R

To be a comedy is not funny.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/25/22

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jp r

This movie would have been a lot better if they had 1) not used some standard vampire movie tropes (including the very last part of the last scene), and 2) left out the liberal dose of anti-white racism sprinkled throughout the movie. Once again, within the walls of the movie, They prove that They feel it's ok for a black person (or actor) to use The Dreaded N-Word.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Nothing too unique or special that stands out in this vampire flick, and overall an average watch in my opinion.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

2 out of 5 stars. Poor script and direction. The plot is decent. The film does lack scares and thrills. The acting is horrible. Especially with the main characters best friend who is annoying and cheesy with dialogue. It is one film that is forgettable. Definitely a film worth skipping.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/16/22

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Audience Member

Everything about this was cheaply done. The acting, the writing, the quick story progression... it was all cheap. The story made such a big deal out the main character being a dark-skinned female. If this was going to be the subject matter, then it should have been the subject matter-- not a gratuitous side-theme to a movie about vampires. Then they gave her a drug addicted mother, oof! That is not the kind of representation that black women want.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Maritte Lee Go

Director

Asjha Cooper

Shawna

Fabrizio Guido

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Mason Beauchamp

Actor

Abbie Gayle

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Craig Tate

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Robert Levin

Newsday

The actors don't get the opportunity to really build out these characters or to explore the coming-of-age touches in Shawna's story.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 25, 2021

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Katie Rife

AV Club

Black As Night is assembled in an uninspired YA style that only accentuates the weaknesses of its script, which is laden with stilted dialogue and cringeworthy voiceover.

Rated: C-

Oct 9, 2021

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Catey Sullivan

Chicago Reader

The Blumhouse release examines power structures with lots of fun scares.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 8, 2021

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

Black As Night delivers a solid vampire tale with a bit of an emotional story to add more heart. You’ll catch a few genre references to the vampire icons that have come before, but the film does a great job of carving its own spot.

Feb 22, 2023

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

[It] uses racism and colorism as punchlines in ways that aren't very funny and end up being grating in how these jokes are repeated. It's an awful horror movie that thinks it's being clever, when it actually dumbs everything down for the audience.

Dec 31, 2021

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Steve Murray

ArtsATL

You can predict some of the beats that follow, but Night is fun enough, with good messaging about self-image.

Nov 5, 2021

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Synopsis

A resourceful teenage girl leaves childhood behind when she battles a group of deadly vampires in Black as Night, an action-horror hybrid with a strong social conscience and a biting sense of humor. Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, a new threat leaves its mark on the Big Easy in the form of puncture wounds on the throats of the city's vulnerable displaced population. When her drug-addicted mom becomes the latest victim of the undead, 15-year old Shawna (Asjha Cooper) vows to even the score. Along with three trusted friends, Shawna hatches a bold plan to infiltrate the vampire's mansion in the historic French Quarter, destroy their leader, and turn his fanged disciples back to their human form. But killing monsters is no easy task, and soon Shawna and her crew find themselves caught in a centuries-old conflict between warring vampire factions, each fighting to claim New Orleans as their permanent home.

Director: Maritte Lee Go
Executive Producer: Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Lisa Bruce, Maggie Malina, Guy Stodel
Screenwriter: Sherman Payne
Production Co: Amazon Studios, Blumhouse Productions
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2021

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