The Night

The Night

It never ends.

Directed by Kourosh Ahari

Produced by Mammoth Pictures, Indie Entertainment

2021105 min5.6 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological horror that traps a fractured couple in a nightmarish hotel where supernatural dread becomes a mirror for their emotional estrangement.

An Iranian couple living in the US become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in a night that never ends.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Night scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is The Night sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does The Night end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

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

  • Is 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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Night

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Night

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Night, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Night, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Night, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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