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Dead of Night (1945) | Ranked Top 6% · CriticCrunch

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Dead of Night

Movie1945·103 min

Dead of Night

Directed by Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Alberto Cavalcanti

Horror Thriller

A horror thriller film directed by Charles Crichton.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 6%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

311 ratings

About Dead of Night

An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: fate destiny, isolation loneliness, obsession, mid century, supernatural, grand estate, london, strangers forced together, everyman, outsider misfit, dream surreal, frame story, anthology series, ghost haunting, gothic horror

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Details

Director: Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Alberto Cavalcanti
Language: English

Cast

Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall

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How Dead of Night Ranks

All movies

Top 6%

1940s movies

Top 10%

Horror movies

Top 7%

★Charles Crichton films#1 of 3

Charles Crichton's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Dead of Night Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchintimatehauntingunsettling

contemplative

What it's about

dream surrealframe storyanthology seriesfate destinyisolation lonelinessobsessioneverymanoutsider misfitstrangers forced togethersupernaturalhauntinggothic horrorgrand estatelondonmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy