The Night of the Following Day

The Night of the Following Day

The Higher the Stakes, The Greater the Terror.

Directed by Hubert Cornfield

Produced by Gina Production, Universal Pictures

196993 min5.9 / 10

A tense crime thriller about a kidnapping scheme that unravels as the criminals' personal conflicts and moral compromises surface in an isolated setting.

A gang of four professional criminals kidnaps a wealthy teenage girl from an airport in Paris in a meticulous plan to extort money from the girl's wealthy father. Holding her prisoner in an isolated beach house, the gang's scheme runs perfectly until their personal demons surface and lead to a series of betrayals.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Night of the Following Day easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does The Night of the Following Day end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Night of the Following Day scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Night of the Following Day violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Night of the Following Day 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.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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