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By Night's End

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Critics Reviews

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Joshua Starnes Firing the Canon 07/18/2022
7/10
Quiet, tense and occasionally energetic, <i>By Night’s End</i> is an excellent advocation for the adage that ‘it’s the singer, not the song.’ Go to Full Review
M. Faust The Public (Buffalo) 07/14/2022
3/4
Recalling classic home-based thrillers like Wait Until Dark and Shallow Grave, By Night’s End is the kind of low-budget indie that tends to get lost in the crush of movies looking for an audience in the post-theatrical landscape. Go to Full Review
Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap 07/01/2022
4/5
A low-budget but well-made thriller about a married couple who must fend off criminal invaders and temptation when they learn their new house may contain a hidden prize. Go to Full Review
Bob Bloom Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) 06/29/2022
2.5/4
The finale of 'By Night’s End' is somewhat of a letdown, but at a short 85 minutes, it keeps you invested watching a couple forced to battle outside forces and inner demons to prevail. Go to Full Review
Luke Y. Thompson CineGods.com 06/26/2022
Whited’s goal with By Night’s End was to prove he could be trusted to make a movie, and potentially earn bigger budgets for his other scripts. But this is no throwaway test – on its own terms as a movie, it’s a solidly entertaining thriller-in-a-box. Go to Full Review
Thomas Stoneham-Judge ForReel Movie News And Reviews 05/24/2022
4/5
With great antagonists in short supply this year, Michael Aaron Milligan is exceptional at being that foe audiences can hate to love and love to hate. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Doreen M Jun 2 The main characters are the worst actors I have seen in a long time. The point is rediculous. See more 4321tma 02/05/2023 Not sure how this movie got such a high Tomatometer score? Got duped into donating an hour and half, and couldn't wait for this movie night to end. The lead actors might have potential, but no way to tell with this sorry undeveloped and totally implausible script. To cap it off, the big reveal was a big let down. There needs to be an investigation into the critics' reviews for this one. See more harris r 05/31/2021 Decent premise, terrible execution. It started off interesting, then as it progressed, the characters became ridiculous, especially with their actions. The wife's acting was annoyingly aggressive, and the husband's just as annoyingly passive. Never mind that pretty much all cast were unconvincing in their roles, but at least you will be entertained when the couple take turns being passive-aggressive - at the most ridiculous times. The screenplay was riddled with plot and technical issues, and I'd say the entire cat and mouse in and out of the house was so illogical and ridiculous. Towards the end, we were all shaking our heads and laughing at the story's predictable plot and events. When you finally find out what they were looking for, you will be very disappointed at how silly the concept of that item being hidden in the first place, was. It's too bad... the premise had much promise, but the writing and directing failed this one. It's a very generous 5/10 from me, mainly for the laughs from a film that wasn't a comedy. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Director
Walker Whited
Genre
Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 6, 2020
Runtime
1h 25m