''Survive the Night'' (formerly titled ''The Long Night'') is a 2020 American

action thriller Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...

film directed by

Matt Eskandari Matt Eskandari is an Iranian-born American film director and screenwriter. His films include ''Victim'', ''The Gauntlet'', and ''12 Feet Deep''. He was also a contestant on the Fox Studios and Steven Spielberg filmmaker competition ''On the Lot' ...

and starring

Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series ''Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero a ...

Chad Michael Murray Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Lucas Scott in The WB/ CW drama series ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–09, 2012), a recurring role as Tristin DuGray on The WB/ CW series ''Gilmo ...

, and

Shea Buckner Shea Buckner (born December 12, 1986) is an American Olympian water polo player and actor. He is known for The Rookie (2023), The Blacklist (2021), The Equalizer (2021), Power Book II: Ghost (2020), Mom (2018), Animal Kingdom (2016), Survive the Nig ...

. The film was released in the United States on May 22, 2020.

Plot

Two criminals Jamie and Matthias are involved in the attempted robbery of a garage which goes wrong, Jamie on a spur of the moment attempted to rob the garage and the owner fought back. Jamie shoots a hostage and Matthias gets shot in the leg. They escape but Matthias needs medical attention. A disgraced physician (

) is taken hostage along with his family after the two criminals break in the house and demand he remove a bullet from one of the criminal's legs. However, the physician's father Frank (

) finds that his wife had been killed. Rich successfully removes the bullet, but Frank sees the opportunity and suddenly picks up the scalpel and cuts Jamie, Jamie then grabs a large kitchen knife and stabs Frank who escapes into the night. Rich threatens to cut Matthias artery with a scalpel, but Jamie shoots him in the shoulder. Matthias is completely incapacitated as Rich hasn't closed the wound, and has only stemmed the blood flow using surgical clamps. In the meantime, Frank has returned to the house to his dead wife, and looking through the window he sees his wounded son. They meet in the garage where Rich instructs Frank on dealing with his gunshot wound. Jamie and Matthias are considering their options. In the morning Jamie decides to go and find the family and kill them. Jan and Riley are together in an outbuilding. Frank and Rich decide to fight back, Rich stuns Jamie in the Garage, and Frank lures Jamie away from the house in the car. Jamie subsequently returns to the house to look for the others. Rich and Jan meet up, but Jamie attacks Rich from behind and knocks him out. When he wakes up he is back in the house, where Jamie forces Rich to complete the operation. Matthias dies during the operation. Meanwhile Frank returns to the house and sets Jan free. Jamie threatens to shoot Rich but Jan stops him, she shoots, misses and runs out of the house with Jamie chasing after her, Rich grabs a gun and follows him and fatally shoots him. The family all reunite on the front porch.

Cast

as Frank Clark *

as Rich Clark *

as Jamie Granger *Tyler Jon Olson as Matthias Granger *Lydia Hull as Jan Clark *Riley Wolfe Rach as Riley Clark *Jessica Abrams as Rachel Clark *Sara Lynn Holbrook as Woman in Store *Jef Holbrook as Clerk

Production

Principal photography took only ten days and was in

Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it ...

Box office

As of August 27, 2022, ''Survive the Night'' grossed $220,371 in the United Arab Emirates, Portugal, and Vietnam.

Reception

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the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . On

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the film has a weighted average score of 26 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Accolades

References

External links

* * {{Matt Eskandari 2020 films American action thriller films Films directed by Matt Eskandari Films shot in Georgia (U.S. state) Home invasions in film 2020 action thriller films 2020s English-language films 2020 independent films 2020s American films