It Comes at Night

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It Comes at Night

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Released Jun 9, 2017

1h 37m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After a mysterious apocalypse leaves the world with few survivors, two families are forced to share a home in an uneasy alliance to keep the outside evil at bay -- only to learn that the true horror may come from within.

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Critics Consensus

It Comes at Night makes lethally effective use of its bare-bones trappings while proving once again that what's left unseen can be just as horrifying as anything on the screen.

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

It Comes at Night is a powerful, slow-burning horror, a distressing and nihilistic examination of human nature that lingers in the mind long after the shocking denouement.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 25, 2018

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

The movie has its flaws. But one of Shults's main triumphs is to get us to believe in the danger of the outside world as fiercely as his characters do.

Aug 10, 2017

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Jason Anderson

Sight & Sound

Shults's adoption of a more vicious mode sharpens his already discomfiting take on families in states of extreme duress in his debut feature Krisha.

Jul 19, 2017

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Isabella Liistro

Loud and Clear Reviews

It Comes at Night is an excellent examination of paranoia and human instinct

Jan 18, 2025

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

"It Comes at Night" is tightly comprised of excruciating moral challenges that escalate with time.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

Writer/director Trey Edward Shults builds so much tension with such vague storytelling, and I loved every bit of the ambiguity and metaphorical message it provides.

Feb 22, 2023

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Matt L

Maybe it caught me at the right time, but I think this movie is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. If you’re willing to drop your phone and watch….wow. Focuses on the right parts and doesn’t feel the need to explain everything for the dummies. Loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/07/25

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andrea c

Thriller post apocalittico davvero molto originale in cui è magistrale la sceneggiatura e l'abilità nel creare un clima di costante ed altissima tensione, pur fondamentalmente senza la presenza di nessun villain, se non un'invisibile (ma reale) patologia. Molto interessante l'incipit, utile a mostrare come effettivamente sia tutto reale e non immaginario; così come l'attenzione ai dialoghi e alle personalità. Il resto lo fa un ottimo Joel Edgerton sempre intenso e credibile in ogni sua interpretazione. Finale estremamente drammatico e tetro, che coinvolge ma lascia allo stesso tempo attoniti per l'assenza totale di una morale. Ci si limita a vivere il dramma fino in fondo, inconsapevoli di cosa sia andato storto o meno. Promossa l'originalità e la sceneggiatura; forse qualche episodio di esplorazione o azione in più avrebbe reso più completo il prodotto.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/22/25

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Saimh S

I thought the ending was pretty good... it's hard to make good endings. The only HUGE production flaw was that when Travis alerts everyone that someone is in the house both Paul and Will are sleeping wearing pajamas and then suddenly they are in full blown outfits with literal belts and pants and Paul is now wearing a flannel? You'd think they'd just run down in their undies. I'm surprised an editor didn't catch this.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/11/25

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Big D

This one is highly underrated. The monster always comes from within. Psychological and unnerving. Paranoia does incredible things. This isn't for everyone. Dark and depressing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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John M

One of the worst movies I can ever say I've ever seen. Nothing comes at night. Will anything come at night? Well I think we all know what the answer is. With all the build-up, you would think it would be one of best movies of the year. Severe let-down.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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Tyler S.

Felt the opening and the rest of act 1 had me already intrigued while in act 2 I started to feel annoyed from searching from something that was never there. "It Comes at Night" was a psychological horror with a false narrator that has you appreciating the ending and reflecting immediately on what to process and realizing both sides being grey instead of black and white.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/15/25

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Synopsis

After a mysterious apocalypse leaves the world with few survivors, two families are forced to share a home in an uneasy alliance to keep the outside evil at bay -- only to learn that the true horror may come from within.

Director: Trey Edward Shults
Producer: David Kaplan, Andrea Roa
Screenwriter: Trey Edward Shults
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Animal Kingdom
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 9, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.0M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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