Midnighters (film)

Midnighters
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJulius Ramsay
Written byAlston Ramsay
Produced by
  • Jarret Blinkhorn
  • Michael Bowes
  • Alston Ramsay
  • Burke H. Ramsay
  • Julius Ramsay
Starring
CinematographyAlexander Alexandrov
Music byChris Westlake
Production
company
  • Graystone Pictures
Distributed by
Release dates
  • June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19) (LAFF)
  • March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Midnighters is a 2017 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Julius Ramsay.[1] It stars Alexandra Essoe, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dylan McTee, Ward Horton, Andrew Rothenberg and Joseph Lee Anderson.

The film had its world premiere at the LA Film Festival on June 19, 2017. The film was released on March 2, 2018.

Plot

Midnight, New Year's Eve: when all the hopes of new beginnings come to life - except for Lindsey and Jeff Pittman, whose strained marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a Hitchcockian web of deceit and madness.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 81% based on 32 reviews, and an average rating of 6.18/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Adding dashes of horror to a noir premise, Midnighters is a genre-bending chiller that delights as often as it scares."[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

References

  1. ^ Haleigh, Foutch (March 2, 2018). "Julius Ramsay on His Feature Debut 'Midnighters', 'Battlestar Galactica' Memories & Directing 'Krypton'". Collider. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Midnighters (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Midnighters Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 20, 2018.