What is The Night Of about?
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A young man's night of passion becomes a bleak, suspenseful descent into a gritty murder mystery.
A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
The Night Of parents guide
It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is The Night Of scary?
- Only a little. The Night Of has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Night Of?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is The Night Of rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is a TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Created byRichard Price, Steven Zaillian
StarringRiz Ahmed, John Turturro, Bill Camp, Payman Maadi, Jeannie Berlin, Poorna Jagannathan
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