The Night Comes for Us

Name: The Night Comes for Us
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: October 19, 2018
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Abimana Aryasatya, Asha Kenyeri Bermudez, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Epy Kusnandar, Hannah Al Rashid

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): October 19, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Abimana Aryasatya, Asha Kenyeri Bermudez, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Epy Kusnandar, Hannah Al Rashid, Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle, Salvita Decorte, Shareefa Daanish, Sunny Pang, Zack Lee

Summary: The Night Comes For Us follows Ito (Joe Taslim), a former triad enforcer, and his mission to protect a young girl while trying to escape his former gang after his mysterious disappearance setting off a violent battle on the streets of Jakarta.

Director: Timo Tjahjanto

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 121 min

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William Bibbiani

Oct 31, 2018

Uniquely violent, stylish, and engaging, The Night Comes For Us is an exciting prospect that delivers on all fronts. Read full review

Katie Rife

Oct 4, 2018

It uses a thin plot touching on the classic Hong Kong action themes of brotherhood and loyalty as an excuse to string together a series of gonzo action set-pieces so ingeniously bloody that one could conceivably classify the film as horror. Read full review

The Film Stage Mike Mazzanti

Oct 19, 2018

Before its close, The Night Comes For Us stages a brutalizing and exhausting final fight for the ages. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Oct 23, 2018

By exploiting the raw physical power of the Indonesian martial art called silat and then emptying buckets and buckets of fake blood upon your cast for kicks, filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto has birthed a monster of a movie, as brutal as it is hypnotic. Read full review

Richard Kuipers

Oct 19, 2018

This cartoonish cavalcade of carnage potently reunites “The Raid” stars Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais as former friends on a corpse-strewn collision course. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Oct 18, 2018

The Night Comes for Us is an alternately giddy and exhausting ordeal — a film that somehow manages to squeeze in way more plot than it needs, but not enough to make you care about who’s kicking who, let alone why. Read full review

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TVJerry

Nov 1, 2018

If you like ultra-violent, brutal combat (bones breaking, knives slashing, bloody organs and severed limbs) THE NIGHT COMES FOR US (Netflix) has the best fight scenes I've ever seen (and that's saying something). Each one is more over-the-top than the next! Forget the plot and ignore theIf you like ultra-violent, brutal combat (bones breaking, knives slashing, bloody organs and severed limbs) THE NIGHT COMES FOR US (Netflix) has the best fight scenes I've ever seen (and that's saying something). Each one is more over-the-top than the next! Forget the plot and ignore the subtitles, watch it to appreciate the high-body-count, spectacularly-staged battles.… Expand

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UnReelReviews

Nov 6, 2018

The night comes for us is a Netflix original film starring Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais and was instantly on my radar to watch but I was extremely nervous because Netflix films as of late have been pretty bad. So I didn't know what to expect but after watching the film this for me is definitelyThe night comes for us is a Netflix original film starring Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais and was instantly on my radar to watch but I was extremely nervous because Netflix films as of late have been pretty bad. So I didn't know what to expect but after watching the film this for me is definitely one of my favourite martial arts films ever. For 1 the action scenes are brutal, bloody, gory and feel so real, throughout the movie I was constantly gripping my hands and chest because every time someone got punched or kicked, I felt it. The acting is really good, Iko Uwais plays a different but similar role to what I've seen him in, he's still a complete badass who does amazing stunts and feels completely invincible at times but plays a powerful and intimidating villain. Joe Taslim is really good as the lead hero and he was also very good in the action scenes. This film is very well passé and keeps the adrenaline going with action scene after action scene. What I really liked about the action scenes in this film was how every action scene that follows from another improves from a choreography stand point and just being bigger and better, we start with 1 v 1 fistfights to car chases and then fighting 50 gangsters in a warehouse with a pair of swords. One major issue that I did have with the film is that besides Iko and Joe I don't really remember any of the other characters and I didn't really care. But other then that this is a fast passed, violent and brutal action movie with great stunts and this is definitely one of Netflix's best original films maybe even their best one.… Expand

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AshNeo95

Nov 4, 2018

The Night Comes For Us is a combination of The Raid's brutality and The Evil Dead's Gore. Timo Tjahjanto (Killers & Headshot) has done it again with this movie that will push viewers to its limits. It is bloody, visceral, violent, insane, and other crazy words you can think of. If youThe Night Comes For Us is a combination of The Raid's brutality and The Evil Dead's Gore. Timo Tjahjanto (Killers & Headshot) has done it again with this movie that will push viewers to its limits. It is bloody, visceral, violent, insane, and other crazy words you can think of. If you thought the Raid movies is an R Rated, i would call this movie an N7-17.… Expand

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Feud

Dec 5, 2018

This movie may not have a great story, but i have never seen a movie with action THIS good. An absolute brutal and gory film that takes action to a whole new level. This movie make me want to see more movies with this stunt team. This has become one of my favourite Netflix movies ( whichThis movie may not have a great story, but i have never seen a movie with action THIS good. An absolute brutal and gory film that takes action to a whole new level. This movie make me want to see more movies with this stunt team. This has become one of my favourite Netflix movies ( which isn't very hard ).… Expand

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TheQuietGamer

Jan 5, 2019

My expectations were a little too high for this Netflix original after hearing so many calling it the streaming service's The Raid, and that hurt my enjoyment of it a bit. It's not an unfair comparison by any means. Both are relentless, high-octane martial arts movies that will shock andMy expectations were a little too high for this Netflix original after hearing so many calling it the streaming service's The Raid, and that hurt my enjoyment of it a bit. It's not an unfair comparison by any means. Both are relentless, high-octane martial arts movies that will shock and enthrall you with the savageness of each bloody brawl. You just shouldn't come into this expecting the same level of quality as the two Gareth Evans masterpieces. The choreography simply isn't as good in the more crowded throwdowns and there are regular moments of absurdity that can pull you out of the experience.

Enemies seem to wait in line for their butt kickings. Our heroes will walk into a room of thugs only to be attacked one at a time while the other foes stand idly by and watch their buddies get taken out in sometimes hilariously brutal fashion. It makes you aware of how staged everything is and that's the exact opposite of what you want from an action movie. The more intimate encounters make up for this though as the best beatdowns are the ones with only two or three people onscreen at a time. These moments can feel so desperate and real that you may have a hard time believing you aren't actually watching the actors fight to the death. Sometimes less really is more.

The movie is in love with its gore. Seriously, this has more scattered entrails and blood splatter than any torture porn horror flick I've seen. Bones snap in a way that will make you wince and sometimes you can feel every blow. The incredibly gruesome nature of the violence is one of the films greatest strengths, but can also be a bit goofy. The way people gargle as blood sprays everywhere whenever a throat is slit is actually kind of comical. Partially due to how often it happens. You'll also see a lot bodies awkwardly flail about as they are riddled with absurd amounts of machine gun fire in the most cliché of gangster movie tropes.

The plot comes off as confusing and convoluted when all it really needed to do was stick to the simple setup of protect the girl, get redemption. There is a little bit of emotion though and the world is worthy of further exploration John Wick style. There are so many Triad assassin's running around with cool titles it's like an anime in the best of ways.

The Night Comes for Us is a flawed, yet satisfactory martial arts gangster flick that plays out like a sloppier and bloodier version of The Raid. It even recycles two that movie's stars. Joe Taslim really deserves more starring roles after this and Iko Uwais once again delivers another career highlight display of skill in the final fight. There's a lot to like here. All I'm trying to say is don't go in expecting The Raid 3 like I did and you'll have a much better time.… Expand

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movieducation

Oct 25, 2018

THE NIGHT COMES FOR US gives all souls to the dance with no souls to be offered. Both bones and bonds break spectacularly in two different ways - that's a compliment and no compliment.

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InTrippyEntropy

Jun 19, 2019

A gang member with the Indonesian Triad mob turns on his fellows to save a young girl from murder. Starts out promising, like the professional or The Man from Nowhere. Hard guy has tender thoughts towards youngster and goes on the Run to save her. From then on it is a Non-Stop slash stabA gang member with the Indonesian Triad mob turns on his fellows to save a young girl from murder. Starts out promising, like the professional or The Man from Nowhere. Hard guy has tender thoughts towards youngster and goes on the Run to save her. From then on it is a Non-Stop slash stab Festival. And not in a good way. There are many many movies that do ultra violence better. More interesting, more meaningful and more nauseated. It seems like everyone involved is a non actor. Or an over actor. The violence is repetitive and silly and completely unoriginal. The entire cast needs acting and Kung Fu lessons.… Expand

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