Trey Edward Shults
It Comes at Night
A father will stop at nothing to protect his wife and son from a malevolent, mysterious presence terrorizing them right outside their doorstep.
- Director: Trey Edward Shults
- Main Cast: Carmen Ejogo, Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough, Christopher Abbott, Kelvin Harrison Jr.
- Soundtrack: Brian McOmber
- Cinematography: Drew Daniels
- Screenplay: Trey Edward Shults
Cinema Premiere: July 7, 2017
Foreign Reviews
13 foreign reviews of It Comes at Night (2017)
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9 / 10
Translated from swedish: "It Comes at Night" is a thoroughly creepy and unpleasant psychological thriller that avoids clichés and leaves an impression.
- André LamartineSwedish: gamereactor.se »
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8.3 / 10
Translated from swedish: Here it is the sound work and the beautiful photography that brings panic in a film entirely without monsters.
- Elias BjörkmanSwedish: svd.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: Those who expect a classic horror film will likely head home disappointed with half their popcorn tub left on the theater floor. "It Comes at Night" is as stripped-down and unadorned as its soberly beautiful and eerie poster. It is elegant and controlled, but perhaps a bit tame.
- Jakob ÅsellSwedish: moviezine.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: "It Comes at Night" An all-encompassing frugality, with exposition as well as story and visual scare tactics, may disappoint those who expect horror in the traditional sense. But as a study of human nature under extreme conditions and a display of the greatest possible discomfort with the least possible means, this is a true thriller.
- Karolina FjellborgSwedish: aftonbladet.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: This is one of the most interesting and terrifying things I've seen in the horror genre in a long time.
- Malin KrutmeijerSwedish: sydsvenskan.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: Shults has managed to create an almost complete, nerve-wracking story, which surprises with partly well-known details and components, but which is a well-crafted and well-thought-out psychological drama that you must not miss.
- Jan-Eje FerlingSwedish: filmeye.se »
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6.7 / 10
Translated from swedish: In the intricate family dynamics, Edgerton stands out as an overprotective and rather stern paternal figure - which was to be expected - as well as Ejogo who may appear somewhat more passive, but is no less focused as a mother. However, in the large ensemble, it is ultimately Harrison Jr. who impresses the most in his portrayal of Travis's teenage turmoil.
- Calle WahlströmSwedish: ng.se »
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6.3 / 10
Translated from swedish: It's as if the film is ashamed of its own lack of originality and therefore sets up half-baked smoke signals to the right and left. This is most obvious in a clichéd, unoriginal script, where every scene feels like it was taken from a template in a screenwriting course, and the skilled but predictably monotonous and imaginatively bland acting.
- Fredrik FyhrSwedish: fredrikfyhr.se »
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6 / 10
Translated from swedish: Shultz works with an efficient and tight script, but perhaps it is too tight. It feels like some scenes are missing, and even though all the main characters feel well-developed, the film would have benefited from an extra half-hour of build-up scenes, or a few more scenes in the forest where the alleged disease is ravaging.
- Filip KruseSwedish: filmtopp.se »
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6 / 10
Translated from swedish: It is an incredibly well-made and thrilling nail-biter film with incredibly skilled actors, and it has something to say about what people can do when they have no choice.
- Rosemari SödergrenSwedish: kulturbloggen.com »
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6 / 10
Translated from swedish: "It Comes at Night" is not bad without monsters and wildly staring strangers, that's a plus. But it is also quite quickly forgotten.
- Björn JanssonSwedish: sverigesradio.se »
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4 / 10
Translated from swedish: "It Comes at Night" by Trey Edward Shults is a thin family thriller about a world ravaged by disaster and plague.
- Mårten BlomkvistSwedish: dn.se »
Box Office
It Comes at Night has earned a total of 19 735 344 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).
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1. Filmbladet
Translated from swedish: "It Comes at Night" ventures to places where other films fear to go, and does so with bravado.
- Fredrik Lagnetoft
Swedish: Recension: "It Comes at Night"