Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- eerie
- foreboding
- halloween season
- late night horror viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly find the retro babysitting premise and suspenseful whodunnit effective, even when the film remains conventionally structured.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The sheriff receives evidence and follows a killer's scavenger hunt to determine who murdered another babysitter.
Deena is unexpectedly recruited for babysitting, while the plot centers on a prior babysitter's murder and the threat to those placed in similar situations.
The film is explicitly set in the 1980s and uses an old-fashioned slasher and late-night babysitting setup.
The murderer mails the sheriff a piece of evidence and leads him through a scavenger hunt to expose the killer.
Films like Night of the Reaper, and why
When a Stranger Calls
shared babysitter-in-peril premise, slasher suspense, and small-town horror atmosphere
Scream
shared whodunit structure, killer investigation, and escalating slasher tension
The House of the Devil
shared babysitting setup, teenage vulnerability, and home-invasion horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Brandon Christensen
- Release Date
- 2025-10-30
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (71)
Cast
- Jessica Clement
- Ryan Robbins
- Summer H. Howell
- Keegan Connor Tracy
- Matty Finochio
- Max Christensen
- Ben Cockell
- David Feehan
- Bryn Samuel
- Savannah Miller
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV 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 Night of the Reaper about?
- A returning college student’s babysitting favor collides with a sheriff’s sinister clue trail in a retro small-town slasher mystery.
- What is Night of the Reaper like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Night of the Reaper as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Night of the Reaper violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Night of the Reaper as moderate.
- What did critics think of Night of the Reaper?
- Critics broadly find the retro babysitting premise and suspenseful whodunnit effective, even when the film remains conventionally structured.
- Which films are like Night of the Reaper?
- Films with a similar feel include When a Stranger Calls, Scream, and The House of the Devil.
- How long is Night of the Reaper?
- Night of the Reaper runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Night of the Reaper?
- In United States, Night of the Reaper streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
