
Only the Night
Directed by Xavier Giannoli
Produced by Rectangle Productions, Michel de Wouters Productions
A dark psychological thriller about obsession and surveillance, where a clerk's fixation on a sleepwalking woman blurs the line between protection and violation.
A video library clerk becomes obsessed with a sleepwalking woman and takes it upon himself to save her from catastrophe.
Questions people ask
Is Only the Night sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Only the Night scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Only the Night end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Only the Night easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Only the Night violent? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Only the Night
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Only the Night
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Only the Night, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Only the Night, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Only the Night, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.























































