Overview
A young designer's dreams of the past turn into a nightmare as she uncovers dark secrets.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- stylish
- dreamy
- eerie
- late night horror viewing
- stylish thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's striking recreation of 1960s London, visual craft, performances, and genre-blending energy, while finding its elaborate final act divisive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eloise's fascination with 1960s fashion and nightlife is repeatedly transformed into a darker investigation of misogyny, exploitation, and memory.
Eloise's encounters with Sandie create a parallel structure in which the aspiring designer's present is inseparable from the singer's past.
The film uses mirrors, choreography, costume, and seamless visual transitions to link Eloise's present with Sandie's 1960s appearances.
The West End and Soho of Sandie's world appear as a vivid, music-filled version of 1960s London filtered through Eloise's desires and fears.
Films like Last Night in Soho, and why
Black Swan
shared psychological horror, unstable reality, female-centered mystery, and visually stylized dread
The Neon Demon
shared time-displaced nostalgia, haunted glamour, mystery, and a young woman confronting sinister forces
Suspiria
shared psychological horror, retro spectacle, unreliable perception, and escalating nightmare imagery
The Cell
shared modern heroine entering a seductive alternate reality that becomes threatening and disorienting
Movie Details
- Director
- Edgar Wright
- Release Date
- 2021-10-09
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (4046)
Cast
- Thomasin McKenzie
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Matt Smith
- Rita Tushingham
- Michael Ajao
- Synnøve Karlsen
- Pauline McLynn
- Terence Stamp
- Diana Rigg
- Aimée Cassettari
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- 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 Last Night in Soho about?
- A fashion student’s glamorous visions of 1960s Soho become a stylish psychological nightmare about desire, exploitation, and buried violence.
- What is Last Night in Soho like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Last Night in Soho as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Last Night in Soho violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Last Night in Soho as moderate.
- What did critics think of Last Night in Soho?
- Critics broadly praised the film's striking recreation of 1960s London, visual craft, performances, and genre-blending energy, while finding its elaborate final act divisive.
- Which films are like Last Night in Soho?
- Films with a similar feel include Black Swan, The Neon Demon, Suspiria, and The Cell.
- How long is Last Night in Soho?
- Last Night in Soho runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Last Night in Soho?
- In United States, Last Night in Soho streams on YouTube TV.
