Eat the Night

Play trailer

1:42

Eat the Night

Now Playing

1h 47m

Drama

Romance

Mystery & Thriller

LGBTQ+

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

65%

Tomatometer

17 Reviews

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Pablo, a small-time dealer, and his teenage sister Apolline have forged an unbreakable bond through their shared obsession with the online video game Darknoon. When Pablo falls for the mysterious Night, he gets swept up in their liaison, abandoning his sister to deal with the impending shutdown of their digital haven alone. As Pablo's reckless choices provoke the wrath of a dangerous rival gang, the end of their virtual life draws near, upending their reality....

Now in Theaters

Now Playing

Buy Tickets

Alison Foreman

indieWire

The result is at once accosting and strangely affirming, narrowly saved by a strong cast of performers and moody cinematography that navigate the movie’s thinner aspects and more ambiguous moments with relative ease.

Rated: B-

Jan 13, 2025

Full Review

J. Kim Murphy

Variety

What becomes of someone when all their self-improvement is wiped away? Even through a thin plot, “Eat the Night” earns its noir stripes by staring into that abyss.

Jan 10, 2025

Full Review

Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

The young actors are excellent, their bland surroundings coolly captured by Raphaël Vandenbussche’s easygoing camera

Jan 9, 2025

Full Review

Luna Guthrie

Collider

Eat The Night is a tragedy. It's about the loss of love, safety, and human interaction. The video game is just the catalyst for it all.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 16, 2025

Full Review

Armond White

National Review

Few Millennials will know that classic of cinema’s golden age, but Poggi and Vinel make it possible for them to experience that same longing in modern terms. That makes Eat the Night special among Millennial movies.

Jan 16, 2025

Full Review

Erik Reeds

Spectrum Culture

Is the sophomore effort by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, Eat the Night, a potential weak spot in a soon-to-be rich filmography? It’s impossible to say, but certainly a worthy offering.

Jan 14, 2025

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Caroline Poggi

Director

Jonathan Vinel

Director

Théo Cholbi

Pablo

Erwan Kepoa Falé

Night

Lila Gueneau

Apolline

Caroline Poggi

Screenwriter

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Another World

100%

80%

Another World

Watchlist

Naked Nations - Tribe Hong Kong

%

%

Naked Nations - Tribe Hong Kong

Watchlist

Blue

%

%

Blue

Watchlist

Krishnamma

%

%

Krishnamma

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Eat The Night: Trailer 1

1:42

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Pablo, a small-time dealer, and his teenage sister Apolline have forged an unbreakable bond through their shared obsession with the online video game Darknoon. When Pablo falls for the mysterious Night, he gets swept up in their liaison, abandoning his sister to deal with the impending shutdown of their digital haven alone. As Pablo's reckless choices provoke the wrath of a dangerous rival gang, the end of their virtual life draws near, upending their reality....

Director: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Producer: Thomas Verhaeghe, Mathieu Verhaeghe, Juliette Schrameck
Screenwriter: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel, Guillaume Bréaud
Distributor: Altered Innocence
Production Co: Atelier de Production
Genre: Drama, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 47m