The Night Eats the World

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The Night Eats the World

2018

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After waking up in an apartment the night after a raging party, Sam comes face to face with his new reality: an army of zombies has invaded the streets of Paris, and he is one of the lone survivors. Petrified with fear, he barricades himself inside the building to survive. He wonders how long can he last in silence and solitude, and the answer comes when he learns that he's not all alone after all.

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Critics Consensus

The Night Eats the World finds a few unexplored corners in the crowded zombie genre, with a refreshing emphasis on atmosphere and character development.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

07/20/2020

3/5

Non-vocal zombies make for a fine and creepy innovation. And not a rampaging horde in sight.

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David Stratton

The Australian

05/10/2019

The Night Eats the World is a minimalist horror film, well made and very well acted and not without interest. But anyone expecting the usual thrills of a zombie movie will be quickly disillusioned.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

05/08/2019

3/5

If you are going to take a dusty old premise, you have to be creative -- and director Dominique Rocher does this with flair.

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Nyle Coleman

InSession Film

05/09/2024

C+

The going is very slow, and unlike other films that manage to have a single character carry the film while keeping the audience engaged, it becomes tedious not too far in.

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Kristy Strouse

Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying

11/09/2022

The Night Ate the World is unhurried, thought-provoking, and features an absorbing performance from Anders Danielsen Lie to make something new out of an aged premise.

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Dax Ebaben

Bloody Disgusting

08/27/2021

3.5/5

The Night Eats the World is a well-crafted nightmare that holds its own among the best zombie films in recent memory.

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Thomas J

@RT95709530 5d

Ugh. We just kept asking "why?" while watching this. If you want a slow paced story about a guy who isn’t that bright surviving in an apartment when the zombie apocalypse happens, this is your movie. If you want anything interesting to happen, then look elsewhere. The most interesting part turns out to be a dream sequence. And the ending just leaves questions. Not interesting questions, more like "why did I watch this?"

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Les N

@Vegas628 Mar 23

How did I miss this gem?

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Tatom S

@RT11766477 Mar 11

The Night Eats the World is honestly one of the worst zombie movies I’ve ever watched. The main character is incredibly annoying and hard to root for. He spends most of the movie making dumb decisions and generally being obnoxious, which makes it frustrating since the entire film revolves around him. It’s hard to believe someone like him could realistically survive as long as he does. The movie is also painfully slow. Huge portions of it are just him wandering around his apartment building doing very little, and it quickly becomes boring rather than tense. On top of that, the story has several plot holes and things that just don’t make much sense. Overall, the film tries to be atmospheric and different, but it ends up feeling empty and dragged out. Between the unlikeable main character, the slow pacing, and the weak writing, it’s a really disappointing entry in the zombie genre and you have got to be braindead yourself to enjoy this garbage.

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Angelina B.

@angelinabud Jan 29

Im bored. Where is the horror?

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Gabriel T

@GabrielFagundes Nov 22

At first, I thought it was going to just another version of "28 days later," but it proved to be unique in its own way. Simple, intimist, and amazing

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Christian K

@ckacar Oct 20

Get on with it? This was a rough, slow watch, I can handle there not being many zombie actions scenes, but to balance it out with almost no character drama either..

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Synopsis

After waking up in an apartment the night after a raging party, Sam comes face to face with his new reality: an army of zombies has invaded the streets of Paris, and he is one of the lone survivors. Petrified with fear, he barricades himself inside the building to survive. He wonders how long can he last in silence and solitude, and the answer comes when he learns that he's not all alone after all.

Director: Dominique Rocher
Producer: Carole Scotta
Screenwriter: Guillaume Lemans, Jérémie Guez, Dominique Rocher
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: Haut et Court
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 13, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2018
Runtime: 1h 33m

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