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Night on Earth (1991) — Stream on Max · CriticCrunch

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Night on Earth

Movie1991·129 min

Night on Earth

Directed by Jim Jarmusch

A comedy drama film directed by Jim Jarmusch.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 6%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

1K ratings

About Night on Earth

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Playful
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, fate destiny, international, los angeles, new york, paris, urban, strangers forced together, everyman, outsider misfit, frame story, anthology series

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Details

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Language: English

Cast

Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Giancarlo Esposito

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How Night on Earth Ranks

All movies

Top 6%

1990s movies

Top 6%

Comedy movies

Top 4%

★1990s Comedy movies

Top 5%

Jim Jarmusch films#1 of 16

Jim Jarmusch's highest-rated film — Top 5% of 1990s Comedy movies.

the vibe

Night on Earth Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnybroadheartfelt

contemplative

playful

What it's about

frame storyanthology seriesisolation lonelinessfate destinyeverymanoutsider misfitstrangers forced togetherinternationalLos AngelesNew Yorkparisurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet