Night Always Comes

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Night Always Comes

R

2025

1h 48m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Based on the best selling novel by Willy Vlautin, Night Always Comes follows Lynette, a woman who risks everything to secure the house that represents a future for her family. On a dangerous odyssey through a single night, Lynette is forced to confront her dark past in order to finally break free.

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Critics Consensus

Despite Vanessa Kirby's strong performance, Night Always Comes falters with thin plotting, ill-crafted social critique, and underdeveloped characters.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Oct 7

Kirby is a little too glossy and glowing of complexion to convince as a woman who works three jobs and gets most of her nutrition from bar snacks and bourbon.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Aug 28

3.5/5

It’s a thoughtful, if grim, movie, and Kirby is outstanding.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Aug 26

2/4

It gets the style right and Kirby is first-rate, but the movie is a chore to watch.

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KARLY QUADROS

Willamette Week

Feb 28

As things escalate, the star turns are particularly memorable. J

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Jan 1

Perhaps Night Always Comes’ biggest strength though is its insistence that there are no easy answers. The bittersweet, melancholic ending won’t be for everyone, but it feels fitting.

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Tim Stevens

The Spool

Oct 31

Night Always Comes is the very definition of less than the sum of its parts.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 5d

Just not a lot here besides the acting.

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Avi P.

@RT68872000 Jun 24

Powerful and underrated inner city tale. Not for sensitive viewers, but amazing filmmaking and acting!

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Stoner J.

@Stoner Apr 22

It’s a mere decent crime thriller, up until the really bad ending

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Arthur R

@RT88125953 Mar 14

Hollow with a genuinely awful plot and some of the worst performances I've seen this year. Never comes close to being as gritty as this tale needs to be. Night always comes, thankfully, so do the ending credits

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@RT04347138 Feb 19

The overall reception of this film might suggest that you should avoid it, which is what I did for a while, but now that I've seen it, I can both recognise the criticisms and appreciate its good points - of which there are plenty. I say give it a try on your streaming service and hopefully, like me, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

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Mechelle T

@Shellyxoxo Feb 14

This is one the worst movies I have so far. It literally was a waste of time to watch . Horrible acting and unrealistic depictions of consequences of what happens when you screw over your "friends". Don’t waste your time watching would never recommend to anyone.

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Synopsis

Based on the best selling novel by Willy Vlautin, Night Always Comes follows Lynette, a woman who risks everything to secure the house that represents a future for her family. On a dangerous odyssey through a single night, Lynette is forced to confront her dark past in order to finally break free.

Director: Benjamin Caron
Producer: Gary Levinsohn, Billy Hines, Ryan Bartecki, Benjamin Caron, Jodie Caron, Vanessa Kirby, Lauren Dark
Screenwriter: Sarah Conradt-Kroehler
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: H2L Media Group, Co Created Media
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2025
Runtime: 1h 48m

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