Amateur Night
An unemployed architecture graduate’s first night driving sex workers becomes a vulgar Los Angeles trial by fire for impending fatherhood.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- crass
- witty
- frantic
- late night comedy
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the autobiographical sex comedy crude and underdeveloped, though some acknowledged its performances, chemistry, and occasional laughs.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Guy’s first night driving prostitutes becomes an escalating series of encounters across Los Angeles.
Guy’s job involves transporting Nikki, Fallon, and Jaxi between clients and navigating the realities of prostitution.
Guy’s unemployment and imminent baby intensify his fear that he cannot become the responsible father Anne expects.
The film foregrounds foul-mouthed sex workers, sex toys, prostitution, and deliberately vulgar comic sequences.
Films like Amateur Night, and why
The Sitter
raunchy workplace misadventures, crude humor, and an inexperienced protagonist navigating an adult service industry
Adventures in Babysitting
sex comedy built around an ordinary man’s chaotic night and reluctant responsibility for others
The Overnight
crass contemporary comedy blending relationship anxiety, masculine insecurity, and escalating urban disorder
Movie Details
- Directors
- Joe Syracuse, Lisa Addario
- Release Date
- 2016-08-12
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (205)
Cast
- Jason Biggs
- Janet Montgomery
- Jenny Mollen
- Ashley French
- Bria L. Murphy
- Steven Weber
- Adrian Voo
- Robert Hoffman
- Cedric Yarbrough
- Rusty Joiner
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Amateur Night about?
- An unemployed architecture graduate’s first night driving sex workers becomes a vulgar Los Angeles trial by fire for impending fatherhood.
- What is Amateur Night like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Amateur Night as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Amateur Night violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Amateur Night as mild.
- What did critics think of Amateur Night?
- Critics broadly found the autobiographical sex comedy crude and underdeveloped, though some acknowledged its performances, chemistry, and occasional laughs.
- Which films are like Amateur Night?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sitter, Adventures in Babysitting, and The Overnight.
- How long is Amateur Night?
- Amateur Night runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Amateur Night?
- In United States, Amateur Night streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
