It Comes at Night (2017) Horror Thriller Drama Mystery Sci-Fi

Rated R | Threatrical Jun 09, 2017 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi | Runtime 1h 31m
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It Comes at Night Plot Synopsis:

Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul.


Writer/director Trey Edward Shults is bringing us It Comes at Night (2017) with A24 releasing this horror mystery movie this upcoming August 25, 2017. Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough, and Christopher Abbott star in It Comes at Night.

Imagine the end of the world-- Now imagine something worse.

Award-winning filmmaker Trey Edward Shults follows his incredible debut feature Krisha with It Comes At Night, a horror film following a man (Joel Edgerton) as he is learns that the evil stalking his family home may be only a prelude to horrors that come from within.

Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge.

Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul.

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Official Trailer

  • It Comes at Night Official Trailer

It Comes at Night Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2017 (more 2017 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 91 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Horror Genres:  Cabin in the Woods, Thriller
Horror Subgenres:  Desolate, Featured Phobia, Madness, Phobia, A24
Directors: Trey Edward Shults
Stars: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, Kelvin Harrison Jr. … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Jun 09, 2017
Box Office: $13,985,117
Nominations: 13

What is It Comes at Night Streaming On?

It Comes at Night is Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / It Comes at Night Release Dates In Theaters: Jun 09, 2017, Netflix: Dec 09, 2019, Digital HD: Sep 12, 2017, Blu-ray: Sep 12, 2017
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It Comes at Night Plot Synopsis:

Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul.

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