Hot Summer Nights

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Hot Summer Nights

R

2018

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

Romance

Drama

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59%

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An awkward teenager gets in over his head dealing drugs while falling for his business partner's enigmatic sister during one scorching summer in Cape Cod, Mass.

Critics Consensus

Hot Summer Nights is easy on the eyes and clearly indebted to some great films, but its strengths -- including a charismatic young cast -- are often outweighed by its uninspired story.

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Tomris Laffly

Time Out

08/08/2018

2/5

While Bynum captures the year of Terminator 2: Judgment Day and its transitional early-'90s fashions with melancholic vividness, his paper-thin story of minimal character development ultimately resolves to a shrug.

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Kristen Lopez

Spectrum Culture

07/31/2018

2/5

Hot Summer Nights will appease fans of Chalamet by his presence alone, but this is a movie that plays like a CW-infused take on the nostalgic drug drama.

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

AV Club

07/28/2018

C

Hot Summer Nights is both groan-inducingly contrived and vapid, its talented young cast wasted on an incoherent script-less a web of betrayal, greed, and adolescent desire than a few dangling threads.

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Nyle Coleman

InSession Film

05/09/2024

B

For everything Bynum gets wrong in the final act, he makes up for in fun and inventive storytelling in the first half.

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

02/11/2022

The Timothee Chalamet Experience rolls through town with A24's moody 90s teen drama Hot Summer Nights, or, Kewl Largo, where Goodfellas meets The Sandlot...

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Danielle Del Plato

Floated Alternative Culture Magazine

12/06/2018

5/10

A twenty-second long sequence of a sticky and moist exchange of a lollipop is one of the most immersive sequences I have seen in some time.

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Harrison G

@HarriG77 Mar 17

Starts off with an interesting plot, storyline and character development, but evolves into an incoherent and confusing ending.

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Waki W

@Jason952 Feb 1

This film was good and depressing. I enjoy the rest film and Good scenery and great to go back to 80s vibe. Timothée chalamet was good acting this film!. The rest cast and characters were good as well. It was good to watch on Amazon Prime.

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TheMovieSearch R

@TheMovieSearch Jan 25

Hot Summer Nights is a deliberately corny, sun soaked crime drama that blends teen movie energy with low level criminal chaos. It feels playful and edgy without fully committing, giving the film a unique tone. Timothée Chalamet delivers another strong performance, grounding the story as a quiet outsider who slowly transforms into something confident and dangerous. Alex Roe matches that energy well, and the dynamic between the two characters is the film’s strongest asset. Their shift from awkward partnership to dealers drives the story forward. The screenplay is flawed and occasionally forgettable, but it remains creative and fun enough to stay engaging. While it may not leave a lasting impact, the film develops its characters well and offers an entertaining ride. Hot Summer Nights is a solid watch that’s enjoyable in the moment and easy to revisit, even if it never becomes a favorite.

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Justin K.

@bootsyandbbyratemoofies27 Jan 25

Really odd. Entertaining enough for a low budget, though.

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Melanie O.

@melanieogle Nov 12

Enjoyed this movie. Easy, fun watch that will keep you engaged. Storyline starts off rough, gets on track, then randomly a hurricane? Literally and theoretically. Very interesting, definitely a piece of art only some can appreciate. I know I do, but the average brain won’t be able to comprehend the beauty in this story of acceptance, lust, and greed. I only give 4 stars instead of 5 because of the lack of organization in the story line. Movie could use an extra 45 min to fill in some small gaps.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 19

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Synopsis

An awkward teenager gets in over his head dealing drugs while falling for his business partner's enigmatic sister during one scorching summer in Cape Cod, Mass.

Director: Elijah Bynum
Producer: Dan Friedkin, Ryan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas
Screenwriter: Elijah Bynum
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Imperative Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual References|Language Throughout|Drug Content|Some Strong Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 27, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2018
Runtime: 1h 47m