Late Shift
A dedicated nurse races through an understaffed hospital shift as ordinary care escalates into a nerve-racking test of professional endurance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- tense
- urgent
- compassionate
- thoughtful evening viewing
- social issue film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praise the film's tense observational hospital realism and Leonie Benesch's tough, smart, credible lead performance, while finding its style somewhat derivative of Aaron Sorkin-like corridor dramas.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Floria's entire hospital shift forms the film's tightly compressed dramatic framework.
The hospital corridors and patient rooms are traversed in an almost continuous documentary-like flow.
Floria must care for nearly twenty-five patients with only one other nurse and an intern.
Floria's dedication and technical expertise are tested by understaffing, anxious patients, and urgent complications.
Films like Late Shift, and why
Boiling Point
single-shift structure, workplace pressure, continuous-take urgency, and escalating professional crisis
The Second Mother
institutional realism, emotionally intense frontline labor, and a strong central female performance
The Hospital
grounded healthcare drama, ethical pressure, and observational social realism
Movie Details
- Director
- Petra Biondina Volpe
- Release Date
- 2025-02-27
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (334)
Cast
- Leonie Benesch
- Alireza Bayram
- Jürg Plüss
- Jasmin Mattei
- Lale Yavaş
- Andreas Beutler
- Urs Bihler
- Sonja Riesen
- Ali Kandas
- Margherita Schoch
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Fandor 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 Late Shift about?
- A dedicated nurse races through an understaffed hospital shift as ordinary care escalates into a nerve-racking test of professional endurance.
- What is Late Shift like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Late Shift as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Late Shift violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Late Shift.
- What did critics think of Late Shift?
- Critics broadly praise the film's tense observational hospital realism and Leonie Benesch's tough, smart, credible lead performance, while finding its style somewhat derivative of Aaron Sorkin-like corridor dramas.
- Which films are like Late Shift?
- Films with a similar feel include Boiling Point, The Second Mother, and The Hospital.
- How long is Late Shift?
- Late Shift runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Late Shift?
- In United States, Late Shift streams on Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel.
