''Night Comes On'' is a 2018 American drama film directed by
Jordana Spiro
Jordana Spiro (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress, director, and writer. As an actress, she has starred in numerous films and television series including Netflix's '' Ozark'' and TBS comedy television program ''My Boys''.
Her debut f ...
, who wrote the screenplay with
Angelica Nwandu
Angelica Nwandu (born 1989) is the founder of the Shade Room (TSR), an Instagram-based media company focused on celebrity gossip. The site has since branched out into covering politics and focusing on Black culture news. The Shade Room has over ...
. It premiered on January 19, 2018 at the
2018 Sundance Film Festival
The 2018 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to January 28, 2018. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 29, 2017.
Awards
The following awards were presented:
* U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award: '' Th ...
.
Plot
A teen is released from juvenile detention just as she turns 18. Her mother had been murdered, so she partners with her 10-year-old sister to seek vengeance.
Cast
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Dominique Fishback
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Tatum Marilyn Hall
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Nastashia Fuller
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Angel Bismark Curiel
Angel Bismark Curiel (born October 16, 1995) is an American actor from Liberty City, Miami. He has appeared in ''America Adrift'' (2016), ''Louie's Brother Peter'' (2017), ''Night Comes On'' (2018), '' Monsters and Men'' (2018) and ''Ashes'' (2 ...
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John Jelks
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Max Casella
Max Casella (born Maximilian Deitch; June 6, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Boardwalk Empire'', ''Vinyl'', '' Cro'' and the voice of Daxter in the ''Ja ...
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James McDaniel
James McDaniel Jr. (born March 25, 1958) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for playing Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television show ''NYPD Blue''. He created the role of Paul in the hit Lincoln Center play '' Six Degr ...
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Cymbal Byrd
Release and reception
''Night Comes On'' premiered on January 19, 2018, at the
2018 Sundance Film Festival
The 2018 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to January 28, 2018. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 29, 2017.
Awards
The following awards were presented:
* U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award: '' Th ...
. The review aggregator
Metacritic
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ...
surveyed and assessed 14 reviews as positive and 1 as mixed. It gave an weighted average score of 79 out of 100, which it said indicated "generally favorable reviews".
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...
reports approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of . The critical consensus reads, "Steadily drawing viewers into its harrowing tale with equal parts grim intensity and startling compassion, ''Night Comes On'' heralds the arrivals of debuting director Jordan
icSpiro and her magnetic young stars."
See also
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List of black films of the 2010s
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 7184124
2018 films
2018 drama films
American drama films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films