After Midnight (formerly titled Something Else[1]) is a 2019 American romantic monster film directed by Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella and starring Jeremy Gardner and Brea Grant.[2] The film follows Hank after his longtime girlfriend Abby leaves town unannounced, as he discovers that a mysterious creature has begun stalking him every night.[3]
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| Written by | Jeremy Gardner |
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Production companies | Rustic Films Kavya Films |
| Distributed by | Cranked Up Films |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
After Midnight premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2019, under its former title Something Else.[4] It was released in limited theaters and VOD platforms in the United States through Cranked Up Films on Feb 14, 2020.[5]
Plot
After a ten-year relationship, Hank's girlfriend leaves him. He spends his days in melancholy, but a terrible creature begins to come to his house at nights and scratches his door with obviously unkind intentions. Hank tries to confront the monster, simultaneously recalling a collapsed relationship and trying to understand what went wrong with it.[6]
Cast
- Jeremy Gardner as Hank
- Brea Grant as Abby
- Henry Zebrowski as Wade
- Justin Benson as Shane
- Ashley Song as Jess
- Nicola Masciotra as Pam
- Taylor Zaudtke as Jane
- Keith Arbuthnot as the Creature
Critical reception
After Midnight received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a rating of 89% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Part creature feature, part romance, After Midnight somehow manages to combine its disparate ingredients and come up with something special."[7]
Kristy Strouse at Film Inquiry praised the film, writing, "There’s an honesty in [After Midnight] that makes this man against (his) monsters story one that’ll give you deep meaning, beautiful cinematography, and just the right amount of WTF."[8] Jennie Kermode at Eye for Film gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as a "winsome tale of thirtysomething angst, romance and existential terror [...] beautifully written and played."[9]
References
External links
- After Midnight at IMDb
- After Midnight at AllMovie
- After Midnight at Metacritic
- "After Midnight Official Site". Cranked Up Films. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "After Midnight Press Kit" (PDF). Cranked Up Films. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
