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Nightbitch

2024 · 98 min

A surreal, darkly funny plunge into maternal rage and identity loss, blending body horror with tender absurdity.

Directed by
Marielle Heller
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden
Tagline
Motherhood is a bitch.
Overview
A woman, thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler in the suburbs, slowly embraces the feral power deeply rooted in motherhood, as she becomes increasingly aware of the bizarre and undeniable signs that she may be turning into a dog.

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  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Marielle Heller
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • family
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Marielle Heller
Written by
Marielle Heller
Starring
Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden, Emmett Snowden, Jessica Harper, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Archana Rajan
Music
Nate Heller
Cinematography
Brandon Trost
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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