The Night Listener

The Night Listener (2006)

55%
284votes
1popularity
91min

"You never know who's listening."
Budget:$4,000,000
Revenue:$10,639,686
Release:2/12/2006
Genres:Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Original language:English
Spoken languages:English
Countries:United States of America

Overview:

In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.… Expand

Production companies:

IFC FIlms
United States of America
Fortissimo Films
Netherlands
Hart-Sharp Entertainment
United States of America

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The Night Listener (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Robin Williams, Toni Collette Movie
9/30/2013Trailer
The Night Listener - Trailer
8/14/2013Trailer

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80%
John Chard
- Created:2/25/2020
- Updated:5/16/2024
As for Pete, there's a line in the Velveteen Rabbit that reads... Real isn't how you were made. It's the thing that happens to you. I'm Gabriel Noone. Goodnight. Well I can add The Night Listener to my list of films that I believe are criminally undervalued. I be genuinely surprised to see this finely crafted tale rated below 6 on some internet movie sites. Is it just the Robin Williams haters dragging this smart film down? Or perhaps it's kids who don't quite understand a film about the complex and eerie nature of the fragile human condition? Either way this film delivers something outside of the norm, something for those to seek out who require a break from the hum drum of the spoon fed Hollywood masses. Boasting the ever reliable and undervalued talent of Robin Williams (gusto without histrionics), and the considerable brilliance of Toni Collette, the film delivers a dark look at the yearning for love in some form or another, at the gullibility of those in need of something, making this film is a smart and intriguing nights entertainment. All those interested in the film should seek out the true story it's based on, that of the Anthony Godby Johnson affair, itself an eerie slice of human mystery. This wouldn't be out of place on Hitchcock's CV, and tomorrow when I'm taking on the challenges of another working class day, this film will be at the forefront of my mind - because it did its job handsomely. You may not like it once viewed, but you will at least think about it afterward. Or maybe it's just me that thinks this is a little gem that should be thought of better with the advent of time... 7.5/10… Expand

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