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Permanent Midnight (1998) · CriticCrunch

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Permanent Midnight

Movie1998·88 min

Permanent Midnight

Directed by David Veloz

A drama film directed by David Veloz.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 86%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.9/10

129 ratings

About Permanent Midnight

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.

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: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: trauma recovery, obsession, identity self discovery, late 20th century, showbiz media, los angeles, workplace, romantic partners, anti hero, everyman, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback, drug trade

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Details

Director: David Veloz
Language: English

Cast

Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley, Maria Bello

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How Permanent Midnight Ranks

All movies

Top 86%

1990s movies

Top 85%

Drama movies

Top 86%

Top 86% All movies.

the vibe

Permanent Midnight Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

rise & fall

nonlinear flashback

trauma recovery

obsession

identity self discovery

anti-hero

everyman

romantic partners

showbiz & media

drug trade

Los Angeles

workplace

late 20th century

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

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9