Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Night Listener Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 88

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  This unconventional psychological drama weaves a fascinating tale, and Collette and Williams give two of the summer's best performances.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Plays like an Alfred Hitchcock thriller but is nevertheless a movie of ideas. It bristles with intriguing thoughts about the realm of fiction, how one loves, issues of identity and questions concerning how one transfers a real-life incident into big-screen fiction. This is a film that can crawl inside your skin.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyDavid Rooney

  Aiming for unsettling atmosphere over character definition, the dawdling mystery thriller manages to flatten two protagonists that had far more depth in the novel.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  Is The Night Listener a wintry drama with a few schlocky jolts, or an underdone psychological thriller straining for some dramatic heft on the side? Hard to tell, but either way, the movie doesn't cohere.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesDana Stevens

  The film has its creepy, suspenseful moments -- but it shrinks a rich, strange story to the dimensions of an anecdote.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Depressed and depressing drama.

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