The Night Eats the World
A solitary musician turns a Paris apartment building into a fragile refuge as a zombie apocalypse tests the limits of isolation and sanity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- claustrophobic
- foreboding
- brooding
- late night horror viewing
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's atmospheric character-driven revision of zombie conventions, though aggregate scores indicate some reservations about its ideas and execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sam barricades himself inside a Paris apartment building and turns its rooms and corridors into the primary arena of survival.
Sam faces the living dead largely alone, with survival becoming inseparable from the emotional consequences of prolonged isolation.
The critical consensus specifically highlights the film's atmospheric approach and character development, while the story centers on long stretches of solitary survival.
The apartment building and surrounding streets of Paris dominate Sam's restricted world after the invasion.
Films like The Night Eats the World, and why
28 Days Later
shares survival horror, post-apocalyptic isolation, and a restrained focus on psychological deterioration over constant action
Shaun of the Dead
shares zombie horror, dark humor, intimate character development, and inventive genre revision
[REC]
shares claustrophobic survival horror, urban undead menace, and a strong emphasis on atmosphere
I Am Legend
shares solitary post-apocalyptic survival, loneliness, and the emotional pressures of an emptied city
Movie Details
- Director
- Dominique Rocher
- Release Date
- 2018-03-07
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (836)
Cast
- Anders Danielsen Lie
- Golshifteh Farahani
- Denis Lavant
- Sigrid Bouaziz
- David Kammenos
- Jean-Yves Cylly
- Nancy Murillo
- Lina-Rose Djedje
- Victor van der Woerd
- Léo Poulet
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, 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 The Night Eats the World about?
- A solitary musician turns a Paris apartment building into a fragile refuge as a zombie apocalypse tests the limits of isolation and sanity.
- What is The Night Eats the World like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Night Eats the World as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Night Eats the World violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Night Eats the World as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Night Eats the World?
- Critics broadly praised the film's atmospheric character-driven revision of zombie conventions, though aggregate scores indicate some reservations about its ideas and execution.
- Which films are like The Night Eats the World?
- Films with a similar feel include 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, [REC], and I Am Legend.
- How long is The Night Eats the World?
- The Night Eats the World runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Night Eats the World?
- In United States, The Night Eats the World streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
