The Night Listener
2006 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 5.5 · 46% critics
A late-night radio host, reeling from a breakup, forms a bond with a devoted young listener over the phone. When doubts surface about who’s really on the other end of the line, he starts digging for answers and gets pulled into an unsettling mystery that blurs the line between truth and invention.
Based on The Night Listener
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-02-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 46/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (284 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, psychological mystery that keeps you questioning what’s real, with an unsettling tone similar to Dorothy Mills or The Vanishing; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear-cut answers.
Pros: eerie, lingering mood; strong lead performances; intriguing mystery hook | Cons: slow, subdued pacing; uneven tension; ending feels rushed
Themes
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- aids
- radio station
- radio presenter
- wisconsin
- motel
- radio transmission
- hospital
- writer
- illness
- phone call
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Robin Williams
as Gabriel Noone
Toni Collette
as Donna D. Logand
Rory Culkin
as Pete D. Logand
Sandra Oh
as Anna
Joe Morton
as Ashe
Bobby Cannavale
as Jess
Rodrigo Lopresti
as Young Man at Party
John Cullum
as Pap Noone
Lisa Emery
as Darlie Noone
Guenia Lemos
as Female Neighbor
Directed by Patrick Stettner