The Sisterhood of Night

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The Sisterhood of Night

PG-13

Released Apr 10, 2015

1h 22m

Drama

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A teenager's claim that she was victimized by a secret society of her peers whips up hysteria and throws their town into the national spotlight.

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Justin Chang

Variety

It does offer an appreciably even-handed, non-judgmental panorama of teens and adults flailing their way toward a place of greater empathy and understanding ...

Apr 15, 2015

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

Even with sections recalling both "The Crucible" and an "Afterschool Special," it still fashions a story that's fairly fresh and often absorbing.

Apr 9, 2015

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

The film has an odd pace to it, relying on genre expectations to hurtle headlong into the story initially, but it ultimately ends up defying those expectations with its messages about online bullying, predatory media and more.

Apr 9, 2015

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

[Great because of] its frankness about the darker aspects of the “online generation,” how critical it is of helicopter parenting, and how frank it is about how isolating it can be as a teenager without friends.

Feb 13, 2024

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Peg Aloi

Patheos

The uplifting ending is not necessarily in keeping with Millhauser's pensive, downbeat tone. But it's a hard-won redemption that trumpets exuberantly in favor of young womanhood's need for shouting, singing and silence in equal measure.

Aug 8, 2017

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Sherilyn Connelly

SF Weekly

The Sisterhood of Night actually holds enough interesting ideas for several movies, but they aren't always well served by Waechter's flashy, hyperkinetic style.

Jan 1, 2016

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Elisabeth E

I had to convince my sister to watch this movie, she loved it! The plot was genius, I really appreciated how you don’t really know what the sisterhood is about, until the end. The vow of silence captures the themes, we need to step back from screens and get back to the world.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Samm J

Every few years or so, I rewatch this with a new loved one, friend, or recommend it to a passing stranger. It’s the type of movie that I enjoy most when I need a reminder to step out into the night air and just breathe in the silence. As the story begins, you know nothing about the characters, their lives, their relationships, their thoughts. As it continues, you learn more and more about the pain, happiness, and complexities they are experience. With a heartbreaking climax and a therapeutic ending, I can’t watch until my own children are old enough for me to share it with them. The Sisterhood of Night will always be my comfort watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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Mary H

This movie is not what you would expect, and that is the point. You the audience learns more as the townspeople do about the Sisterhood. This movie is a lot like The Crucible in the sense that it centers around a town that persecutes the Sisterhood as cultish and satanic while not recognizes the members of the so-called cult are innocents. The story ends with a tragedy and a message of forgiveness for past wrongs; therefore, it is not without merit for the story it tells, even if it seems like just another teen coming of age story. The acting was well done and the only criticism I have of it is the parents' unwillingness at times to listen to their daughters--although they eventually do. This further strengthens the forgiveness on the part of the main characters at the end of the movie and their own growth and their growing maturity in relation to each other and their parents and peers.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/04/19

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Audience Member

Engaging, endearing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Stephen S

Very good. An interesting film that makes you question your initial interpretations of the film. I love its style and narration. I also enjoy how the message of the movie changes throughout.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/03/15

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Audience Member

If this were made in the 1980s, it would've been a classic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Synopsis

A teenager's claim that she was victimized by a secret society of her peers whips up hysteria and throws their town into the national spotlight.

Director: Caryn Waechter
Producer: Lydia Dean Pilcher, Elizabeth Cuthrell
Screenwriter: Marilyn Fu
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Evenstar Productions, Cine Mosaic
Rating: PG-13 (Teen Abuse|Some Language|Mature Thematic Content|Sexuality|Prescription Drugs|Suicide)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 22m

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