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NIGHTRIDE is a wry, real-time one-shot thriller set on the midnight streets of Belfast. It places us in the driver's seat with smalltime dealer Budge as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes catastrophically wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against time to find his missing product and get a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down.
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Donald Clarke Irish Times 03/07/2022
3/5
Nightride just about splutters over the line with its integrity intact. Go to Full Review
Calum Marsh New York Times 03/03/2022
The plot of “Nightride” is little more than an assembly of stock types... Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 03/01/2022
3/5
Stephen Fingleton, who made an impression with his own 2015 debut The Survivalist, directs it with some elan. Go to Full Review
William Tucker But Why Tho? A Geek Community 01/16/2023
9/10
Nightride is an unforgettable drive. Taking the one-shot concept to an extreme, this isn’t just a remarkable display of filmmaking. It is a powerful, emotive story that leaves your nerves shot by the time the credits roll. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix 05/13/2022
Not too many movies can make a lively thriller out of a story that's mostly a series of phone calls, but Nightride succeeds in doing so. The movie overcomes some crime drama clichés with a riveting lead performance by Moe Dunford. Go to Full Review
Alex Saveliev Film Threat 04/11/2022
6/10
The filmmaker does a lot with a little, and for that, he deserves major credit. Here’s hoping his next cinematic endeavor will favor substance over style. Go to Full Review
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Eric F. @Emovie123 Sep 30 Could not finish because it was so boring See more Jeremy W Jan 7 Loved it - compelling edge of seat thriller. See more eduardosuarez 12/29/2022 Pretty good. Very tense at times. For a very similar concept but with a bit more excitement, check out "Wheelman", another Netflix film. "Locke", starring Tom Hardy, is another "guy in a car" movie, with much lower stakes but probably the most satisfying of the three. See more 10/10/2022 It was good but annoying at the same time. If I hear that phone ring one more time I’d prob break my iPad See more harris r 08/22/2022 I found myself chain-smoking from the anxiety of this Nightride. This real-time single-take shot film was certainly an edge of your seat tense and suspenseful ride. It's certainly an impressive feat as only his second full length film for short-film director Stephen Fingleton. I had my doubts at first - I mean what can you really accomplish in one take for 97 mins, but short-film writer Ben Conway (who makes his first full length feature film debut) managed to throw in some tense twists, curve-balls and even some amusing one-liners to keep me entertained the entire time. The story wasn't really revolutionary, but the way it was shot, and the fact this was all in real time, just made the writing that much more exciting. Moe Dunford as Budge helped elevate the story with great body language and mounting intensity. This is a great slickly crafted minimalistic Irish crime thriller and it's certainly worth the watch. A well deserved 8/10 from me. See more 03/24/2022 Terrific single take movie with a superb performance by Moe Dunford in the central role. 85% of the film is simply the main character driving and answering his phone. But there's more dramatic tension in this film than many with numerous action sequences. Well worth watching See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis NIGHTRIDE is a wry, real-time one-shot thriller set on the midnight streets of Belfast. It places us in the driver's seat with smalltime dealer Budge as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes catastrophically wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against time to find his missing product and get a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down.
Director
Stephen Fingleton
Producer
Celine Dornier, Paul Kennedy, Jon Silk, Eric Tavitian
Screenwriter
Ben Conway
Distributor
Brainstorm Media
Production Co
Silk Mass, Logical Pictures, Village Films, HAUS Pictures
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 4, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 4, 2022
Runtime
1h 37m
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