This Is the Night

This Is the Night

Directed by James DeMonaco

Produced by Blumhouse Productions, Man in a Tree Productions

2021100 min5.4 / 10

A nostalgic 1982 summer portrait of an Italian-American family navigating personal crises and teenage awakening against the backdrop of a boxing movie premiere.

In the summer of 1982, as all of Staten Island anticipates the opening of a blockbuster boxing movie, an Italian-American family must confront its greatest challenges.

Questions people ask

  • Is This Is the Night scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is This Is the Night easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is This Is the Night violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is This Is the Night sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Does This Is the Night end with hope? 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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