Night on Earth

Night on Earth

Five taxis. Five cities. One night.

Directed by Jim Jarmusch

Produced by JVC, Locus Solus Entertainment

1991129 min7.5 / 10

A warm, episodic portrait of human connection across five cities, where strangers in taxis reveal themselves to one another through casual, revealing conversations.

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Night on Earth scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Night on Earth easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Night on Earth violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Night on Earth end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Night on Earth sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Night on Earth, and what each one shares →

Like Night on Earth

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Night on Earth

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Night on Earth, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Night on Earth, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Night on Earth, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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