After Midnight (2019 film)

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After Midnight
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Jeremy Gardner
  • Christian Stella
Written byJeremy Gardner
Produced by
Starring
Production
companies
Rustic Films
Kavya Films
Distributed byCranked Up Films
Release dates
  • April 26, 2019 (2019-04-26)(Tribeca)
  • February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)(United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

After Midnight (formerly titled Something Else [1] ) is a 2019 American romantic monster film directed by Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella and starring Jeremy Gardner and Brea Grant. [2] The film follows Hank after his longtime girlfriend Abby leaves town unannounced, as he discovers that a mysterious creature has begun stalking him every night. [3]

Contents

After Midnight premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2019, under its former title Something Else. [4] It was released in limited theaters and VOD platforms in the United States through Cranked Up Films on Feb 14, 2020. [5]

Plot

After a ten-year relationship, Hank's girlfriend leaves him. He spends his days in melancholy, but a terrible creature begins to come to his house at nights and scratches his door with obviously unkind intentions. Hank tries to confront the monster, simultaneously recalling a collapsed relationship and trying to understand what went wrong with it. [6]

Cast

Critical reception

After Midnight received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a rating of 89% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Part creature feature, part romance, After Midnight somehow manages to combine its disparate ingredients and come up with something special." [7]

Kristy Strouse at Film Inquiry praised the film, writing, "There’s an honesty in [After Midnight] that makes this man against (his) monsters story one that’ll give you deep meaning, beautiful cinematography, and just the right amount of WTF." [8] Jennie Kermode at Eye for Film gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as a "winsome tale of thirtysomething angst, romance and existential terror [...] beautifully written and played." [9]

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References

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