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The Midnight Man

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A girl plays a game with her friends and summons the creature known as the Midnight Man, who uses their worst fears against them.
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The Midnight Man

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 02/09/2018
1.5/4
[This] horror opus still manages to be a maddening waste of time, things building to an annoying and deeply unacceptable climax that's nothing short of terrible. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 01/19/2018
Veterans Englund and Shaye admirably give it their all, but their best efforts are not enough to elevate the subpar material directed in mechanical fashion by Zariwny. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 01/18/2018
Takes nearly half its running time to get to the scary stuff - and then keeps the lighting so dim that it's hard to make out which shadowy figure's the monster. Go to Full Review
Dax Ebaben Bloody Disgusting 08/26/2021
2/5
There is enough to keep viewers' attention, but there are also huge plot holes, leaps of logic that just can't be made, and a frustrating storyline which makes little use of its monster or premise. Go to Full Review
Matt Donato Dread Central 05/24/2019
2.5/5
The Midnight Man begins by striking a meteoric horror high, only to plummet back down towards repetitive genre bumbling once the game's true - and less enticing - plot begins. Go to Full Review
Javier Porta Fouz La Nación (Argentina) 11/30/2018
There is a lot of blood spilled, negotiated and sprinkled that does not at any time raise the blood of this tedious narrative. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Martin P @endymetal Jul 30 strong start then gets weak See more Joaquin U @Joaquin1 Mar 4 Pretty bad. It's one nonsense after another. I know "teenagers" must make dumb choices, but these are moron-level. The script is full of cliches and amateur dialogue, so annoying that you almost forget the terrible acting, almost. See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Dec 2 This movie was a 1/10 snooze fest until the ending which it then rose to a respectful 6/10. Tim Treakle See more Tommy D @Thomas005 Nov 15 The worst creepypasta movie ever. The creepypasta is interesting, but this movie is orrible and boring See more Danielle C. @DaniELLIE Oct 3 I thought it was pretty good. I might be biased because when I was a little younger my friends and I would play this game and it would scare the absolute 💩out of us. That was before this movie came out so I believe it is a creepy pasta. Acting was pretty good, lots of gore, and I didn’t guess the little twist ending which is nice because that is my specialty. I recommend it to younger gen who remember the midnight man from around 2016. See more Lee T. @TheGreatKingOfHorror Sep 25 Eh! More of a drama than horror. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A girl plays a game with her friends and summons the creature known as the Midnight Man, who uses their worst fears against them.
Director
Travis Zariwny
Producer
Cassian Elwes, Frankie Lindquist, Kirk Shaw
Screenwriter
Travis Zariwny
Distributor
IFC Midnight
Production Co
Buffalo Gal Pictures, IFC Films
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 19, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 20, 2018
Runtime
1h 33m
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