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- 2018
- TV-MA
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 1 h 26 m
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 1 h 26 m
Summary Angel LaMere is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister to avenge her mother’s death.
Directed By: Jordana Spiro
Written By: Angelica Nwandu
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 1 h 26 m
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 1 h 26 m
Night Comes On
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6.7
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Summary Angel LaMere is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister to avenge her mother’s death.
Directed By: Jordana Spiro
Written By: Angelica Nwandu
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
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7% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
79
93% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Aside from its phenomenal script and performances, Night Comes On delights with stunning visuals.
Like its determined heroine, Night Comes On burns with a smoldering fire, a heat that is no less intense, no less effective, for remaining largely beneath the surface.
Spiro has produced a beautiful film on loss, and the cycles of violence that all too many are understandably pulled into, yet she still manages to give us a glimmer of hope in a world of desperation.
The actress Jordana Spiro directed Night Comes On and wrote the script with Angelica Nwandu, a spoken-word poet and creator of the incisive gossip website The Shade Room. Ms. Nwandu is also a former client of the foster care system. The result of their partnership is a film that balances penetrating clarity with compassion.
This is a movie that’s honest about night coming on, but it also reminds us of the small things that will get you through that night, until the morning dawns.
Night Comes On isn’t a docudrama, but it’s informed enough to give us a sense of the obstacles facing young women like Angel.
All through the film, you pray it doesn’t go down the bleak routes that films like this usually go — and, most of the time, it does. Night Comes On is an assured first shot from Spiro but, damn, I couldn’t wait for this fucking thing to be over.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
6.7
64% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
6.7
64% Positive
7 Ratings
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27% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Production Company
Superlative Films,
Genera Entertainment,
Thunderhead Pictures,
Stoneboies Entertainment
Release Date Aug 3, 2018
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating TV-MA
Genres
Awards
Chéries-Chéris
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Lighthouse International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
