Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- melancholic
- neon-lit
- sensual
- late night horror viewing
- gothic movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the strong female-led performances, stylish visuals, emotional vampire characterization, and ambitious themes, while some found the romance and horror uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film uses contemporary Berlin as more than a backdrop, tying its clubs, streets, and atmosphere to the vampires' alienation and freedom.
Louise, Charlotte, and Nora pursue nightlife, violence, and sensual excess while remaining haunted by loneliness and loss.
Louise identifies Lena as the love she has sought for centuries, and her fixation threatens Lena's relationship with Tom.
Louise, Charlotte, and Nora form the central vampire pack, with Lena entering and reshaping their tightly bonded world.
Films like We Are the Night, and why
Near Dark
female-centered vampire mythology, nocturnal urban atmosphere, tragic romance, and heightened violence
Let the Right One In
melancholic vampire romance, outsider protagonists, intimate emotional horror, and moral ambiguity
The Lost Boys
hedonistic young vampires, nightclub energy, comic violence, and pop-inflected supernatural entertainment
The Hunger
stylish lesbian vampire themes, eroticized nocturnal horror, and doomed desire
Movie Details
- Director
- Dennis Gansel
- Release Date
- 2010-10-28
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (317)
Cast
- Karoline Herfurth
- Nina Hoss
- Jennifer Ulrich
- Anna Fischer
- Max Riemelt
- Arved Birnbaum
- Steffi Kühnert
- Jochen Nickel
- Senta Dorothea Kirschner
- Ivan Shvedoff
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is We Are the Night about?
- A pickpocket drawn into a glamorous Berlin vampire pack must navigate immortal hedonism, dangerous police attention, and a possessive lover.
- What is We Are the Night like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of We Are the Night as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is We Are the Night violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in We Are the Night as graphic.
- What did critics think of We Are the Night?
- Critics broadly praised the strong female-led performances, stylish visuals, emotional vampire characterization, and ambitious themes, while some found the romance and horror uneven.
- Which films are like We Are the Night?
- Films with a similar feel include Near Dark, Let the Right One In, The Lost Boys, and The Hunger.
- How long is We Are the Night?
- We Are the Night runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch We Are the Night?
- In United States, We Are the Night streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Sundance Now.
