Film1945103 min

Dead of Night

Name: Dead of Night
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1945
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Googie Withers, Frederick Valk

Taste attributes: horrormysterythrillerdramamonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealgrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, dark horror film: weighty and fresh. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 156 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.

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