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Night Shift

2021 · 98 min

A tense, low-key hostage comedy that keeps tightening as a simple plan falls apart.

Directed by
Joey Menzel
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Jesse Morton, Anthony Winnick, Georgia Walters
Overview
After the death of their mother, two destitute brothers rob a service station in an attempt to pay off the mortgage on their family home. But a time lock on the safe containing the money forces the would-be thieves to start taking hostages, as their simple plan spirals out of control.

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Directed by
Joey Menzel
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Jesse Morton, Anthony Winnick, Georgia Walters
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • family
    • grief
    • class
    • survival
    Places
    • small town
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    comedy, crime
    Directed by
    Joey Menzel
    Starring
    Jesse Morton, Anthony Winnick, Georgia Walters, Mark Robert Walters
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    Australia
    Languages
    English

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