Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- sardonic
- gleefully violent
- frantic
- midnight movie
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film sharp, twisted, darkly funny, and energized by Angela Bettis, while some considered its characterization and plotting unfocused.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mandy, Regina, and their associates coordinate a black-market organ operation inside an Arkansas hospital.
The entire twelve-hour shift turns the hospital into a claustrophobic setting for repeated mistakes, confrontations, and bloody complications.
Mandy and Regina drive the central operation, while the film frames their conflict and criminal agency through a splattery comic lens.
Critics specifically identify the hospital's washed-out setting as a canvas for a gleefully bloody caper.
Films like 12 Hour Shift, and why
Cocaine Bear
darkly comic criminal misadventures, bloody genre violence, and an irreverent female-centered perspective
The Void
hospital-set horror-comedy, grotesque escalation, and frantic survivalist tension
American Mary
female-led black comedy, criminal chaos, and sharp satirical treatment of bodily danger
The Greasy Strangler
low-budget horror-comedy energy, splattery set pieces, and dysfunctional criminals under pressure
Movie Details
- Director
- Brea Grant
- Release Date
- 2020-10-02
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (253)
Cast
- Angela Bettis
- David Arquette
- Chloe Farnworth
- Mick Foley
- Kit Williamson
- Nikea Gamby-Turner
- Tara Perry
- Brooke Seguin
- Dusty Warren
- Tom DeTrinis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects 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 12 Hour Shift about?
- A junkie nurse’s hospital shift spirals into a bloody, darkly comic organ-trafficking caper.
- What is 12 Hour Shift like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 12 Hour Shift as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 12 Hour Shift violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in 12 Hour Shift as graphic.
- What did critics think of 12 Hour Shift?
- Critics broadly found the film sharp, twisted, darkly funny, and energized by Angela Bettis, while some considered its characterization and plotting unfocused.
- Which films are like 12 Hour Shift?
- Films with a similar feel include Cocaine Bear, The Void, American Mary, and The Greasy Strangler.
- How long is 12 Hour Shift?
- 12 Hour Shift runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch 12 Hour Shift?
- In United States, 12 Hour Shift streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
