Movie

The Night Flier

1997 · 93 min

A grimy, mean-spirited descent into tabloid obsession that curdles into genuine dread, with a sleazy antihero you can't look away from.

Tagline: Evil has a flight plan.
Overview: For cynical tabloid journo Richard Dees, facts are always stranger than fiction. Every headline is a dead-line. Serial killers, UFO abductions, tales of molestation, mayhem and murder. To some the tales are mere sleazy fantasy – but his faithful readers believe. And now there's a new story: The Night Flier. What is it that travels by night in a dark-winged Cessna, lands at secluded airfields and murders local residents? Dees begins to track the unknown killer in a Cessna of his own, uncovering clues that reveal a pilot more terrifying than he could have ever imagined.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, eerie and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, media, corruption, death
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
media
corruption
death
morality
Places: road trip
small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild