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The Night Eats the World

Play trailer 1:18 Poster for The Night Eats the World Released Jul 13, 2018 1h 33m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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After waking up in an apartment the night after a raging party, Sam comes face to face with his new reality: an army of zombies has invaded the streets of Paris and he is one of the lone survivors. Petrified with fear, he barricades himself inside the building to survive. He wonders how long can he last in silence and solitude, and the answer comes when he learns that he's not all alone after all.
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The Night Eats the World finds a few unexplored corners in the crowded zombie genre, with a refreshing emphasis on atmosphere and character development.

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Tara Brady Irish Times Non-vocal zombies make for a fine and creepy innovation. And not a rampaging horde in sight. Rated: 3/5 Jul 20, 2020 Full Review David Stratton The Australian The Night Eats the World is a minimalist horror film, well made and very well acted and not without interest. But anyone expecting the usual thrills of a zombie movie will be quickly disillusioned. May 10, 2019 Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald If you are going to take a dusty old premise, you have to be creative -- and director Dominique Rocher does this with flair. Rated: 3/5 May 8, 2019 Full Review Nyle Coleman InSession Film The going is very slow, and unlike other films that manage to have a single character carry the film while keeping the audience engaged, it becomes tedious not too far in. Rated: C+ May 9, 2024 Full Review Kristy Strouse Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying The Night Ate the World is unhurried, thought-provoking, and features an absorbing performance from Anders Danielsen Lie to make something new out of an aged premise. Nov 9, 2022 Full Review Dax Ebaben Bloody Disgusting The Night Eats the World is a well-crafted nightmare that holds its own among the best zombie films in recent memory. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 27, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Graeme O A truly innovative movie. Essentially a psychological survival movie. The zombies are mere backdrop, as is Paris. I found it haunting. The lowish audience ratings here reflects people looking for stereotype slashing. When this is existential. And kudos to the lead (alnost only significant) actor here. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/04/25 Full Review Jamie L The Night Eats the World is atmospheric, different, and keeps you hooked from start to finish. The eerie silence and unique focus on isolation make it stand out in the zombie genre. I’d love to see a part two, but at the same time, I worry it might lose what made this so special and end up feeling like every other zombie movie out there. An underrated gem of a movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/20/24 Full Review Marco L "La Noche Devora el Mundo" ofrece una visión introspectiva dentro del género de zombies, centrando la historia en un único protagonista que enfrenta el aislamiento extremo. La película destaca por su exploración de la psicología del personaje, mostrando de manera convincente su lucha por mantener la cordura en medio de la soledad. Aunque logra generar momentos de tensión y reflexión, en ocasiones la trama puede sentirse algo lenta y menos dinámica de lo esperado para una película de este género. La actuación principal es sólida, transmitiendo eficazmente la desesperación y el desgaste emocional del protagonista. En resumen, es una propuesta interesante para quienes buscan una narrativa más profunda y contemplativa en las historias de zombies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Jamie D If your idea of a good zombie movie is World War Z, then this film is not for you. If you, like me however, can appreciate a tautly written, humanist picture, focused on what it takes to mentally prevail against total isolation and despair, with moderate lashings of jaw snapping zombie horror, then The Night Eats The World is more than worth a watch. Where so many zombie films focus on vapid action, cheap shock factor deaths and gore for gore’s sake, this film firmly plants itself as a post apocalyptic character study, not afraid to take its time to explore the smaller stakes of every day survival at the end of the world. That’s not to say that this film is afraid of the dark, however… The Night Eats The World also manages to establish a suspenseful atmosphere of impending dread, punctuated by its fair share of heart racing, near death zombie encounters. Director Dominique Rocher proves that good horror can be more than gruesome bloodshed or predictable jump scares, providing tense set pieces and fast paced life or death brushes with the undead. Darkly funny at times, this slow burn thriller is also brutally damning in its emotional dramas, with lead actor Anders Danielsen Lie exhibiting a breadth of nuanced character moments as well as explosive acts of emotional exhilaration. Unfortunately reinventing the wheel is impossible at this point and many films and tv series have undoubtedly traveled familiar ground. Yet Rocher manages to bring some fresh perspectives to an overplayed, but still very much enjoyable genre. If you’ve read this far into the review and are still interested in watching, then you’re more than likely of the temperament to enjoy this film. I’d recommend you ignore the audience scorers who prioritise popcorn entertainment over sincere cinema. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Paul J What a bore. It's nothing better than a college film made on a no-string budget. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review Desiree C This movie was OK. It had me on the edge of my seat for most of the movie, which was good. However, I am really sick of zombie movies where the protagonist CAN survive, and is surviving, but then does a series of idiotic moves that lands them in hot water. This is that movie. And the ending REALLY sucked. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After waking up in an apartment the night after a raging party, Sam comes face to face with his new reality: an army of zombies has invaded the streets of Paris and he is one of the lone survivors. Petrified with fear, he barricades himself inside the building to survive. He wonders how long can he last in silence and solitude, and the answer comes when he learns that he's not all alone after all.
Director
Dominique Rocher
Producer
Carole Scotta
Screenwriter
Guillaume Lemans, Jérémie Guez, Dominique Rocher
Distributor
Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co
Haut et Court
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 13, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 28, 2018
Runtime
1h 33m
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