Midnighters

Midnighters

Killing is easy. Getting away with it is murder.

Directed by Julius Ramsay

Produced by Graystone Pictures

201894 min5.7 / 10

A darkly comedic Hitchcockian thriller about a dysfunctional couple whose marriage implodes under the pressure of covering up a murder on New Year's Eve.

Midnight, New Year’s Eve: when all the hopes of new beginnings come to life – except for Lindsey and Jeff Pittman, whose strained marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a Hitchcockian web of deceit and madness.

Questions people ask

  • Does Midnighters end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Midnighters scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Midnighters easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Midnighters violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Midnighters sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity36

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Midnighters

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Midnighters

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Midnighters, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Midnighters, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Midnighters, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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