Night on Earth
1991 · Movie · R · 129 min · ★ 7.5 · 73% critics
Night on Earth follows five short taxi encounters in five cities during the same eventful night, where drivers and their passengers share unexpected conversations. From funny moments to more emotional exchanges, each ride reveals a different slice of life as the night unfolds.
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-12-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,049 votes)
- Box office
- $2,113,387
- Budget
- $2,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like story-driven taxi vignettes and late-night character talks, with humor and emotion across multiple cities; Not for you if you want a coherent single plot or lots of action, and if you dislike other offbeat anthology rides like Down by Law.
Pros: charming conversations; diverse cities; human warmth | Cons: uneven segments; light on action; some irritating performances
Themes
- helsinki, finland
- new york city
- taxi
- metropolis
- paris, france
- rome, italy
- heart attack
- megacity
- taxi driver
- german democratic republic
- pastor
- passenger
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Winona Ryder
as Corky
Gena Rowlands
as Victoria Snelling
Giancarlo Esposito
as YoYo
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Helmut Grokenberger
Rosie Perez
as Angela
Isaach de Bankolé
as Cab Driver Paris
Béatrice Dalle
as Blind Woman
Roberto Benigni
as Cab Driver Rome
Paolo Bonacelli
as Priest
Matti Pellonpää
as Mika
Directed by Jim Jarmusch