What is Late Night with the Devil about?
A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Late Night with the Devil (2024)
A 1977 late-night broadcast unleashes chilling evil and darkly comic chaos into living rooms.
Suspenseful and campy, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on AMC+, Kanopy (free) and Tubi (free).
Late Night with the Devil parents guide
It stays inside its R, with real scares and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Late Night with the Devil scary?
- Yes, properly. Late Night with the Devil is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Late Night with the Devil?
- Graphic gore and some violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Late Night with the Devil rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: real scares, several jump scares and some strong language. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byCameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
StarringDavid Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri
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