The Overnight

Name: The Overnight
Genre: Mystery, Comedy
Released: June 19, 2015
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, Judith Godrèche, Taylor Schilling

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Orchard, The | Release Date: June 19, 2015 | R

Starring: Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, Judith Godrèche, Taylor Schilling

Summary: Alex (Adam Scott), Emily (Taylor Schilling), and their son, RJ, have recently moved to Los Angeles’s Eastside from Seattle. Feeling lost in a new city, they are desperate to find their first new friends. After a chance meeting with Kurt (Jason Schwartzman) at the neighborhood park, they gladly agree to join family pizza night at his home.Alex (Adam Scott), Emily (Taylor Schilling), and their son, RJ, have recently moved to Los Angeles’s Eastside from Seattle. Feeling lost in a new city, they are desperate to find their first new friends. After a chance meeting with Kurt (Jason Schwartzman) at the neighborhood park, they gladly agree to join family pizza night at his home. But as it gets later and the kids go to bed, the family “playdate” becomes increasingly more revealing as the couples begin to open up.… Expand

Director: Patrick Brice

Genre(s): Mystery, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 79 min

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Richard Roeper

Jun 25, 2015

This is one terrifically twisted parental play date. Read full review

Sara Stewart

Jun 17, 2015

Schwartzman is perfect as Kurt, simultaneously compelling, ridiculous and creepy. Read full review

Jeff Baker

Jul 14, 2015

Writer-director Patrick Brice is interested only in his male characters; Alex and Kurt work out their issues while their wives serve as support or comic foils. The laughs stop about halfway through, and the 79-minute running time feels about right. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Jun 16, 2015

It’s an unusual but surprisingly effective mix of outrageousness and sincerity, in which the four anxious revelers somehow function both as broad caricatures and as real, complex human beings. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 20, 2015

A farce that dabbles in darkness. True confessions here, sexual mores tested there. We see where this is going long before it gets there, and in a short movie, that can be fatal. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Jun 25, 2015

In a way, The Overnight ends just as it’s beginning. But for a brief time, even in the midst of preposterous digressions and full (and not so full) Montys, it offers a compassionate glimpse of people at their most naked, honest and undefended. Read full review

David Ehrlich

Jun 19, 2015

The result is a throwaway trifle that plays like it came together over the course of a slaphappy weekend, and while size may not matter (the movie runs a short 79 minutes), it’s not even relevant to something this flaccid. Read full review

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TheQuietGamer

Feb 18, 2016

Writer and director Patrick Brice proves once again that he can create original and excellent movies in a time where Hollywood seems out of ideas. After blowing my mind with the horror-comedy "Creep" I was curious to see what Brice could do with just focusing on one genre with "TheWriter and director Patrick Brice proves once again that he can create original and excellent movies in a time where Hollywood seems out of ideas. After blowing my mind with the horror-comedy "Creep" I was curious to see what Brice could do with just focusing on one genre with "The Overnight." The results are astounding.

It's become a trend in modern, big-budget comedies to take a normal premise and attempt to make it hilarious by having the characters get involved in increasingly insane situations, ever since The Hangover back in 2009. As more and more comedies attempt to do this the results seem to grow more and more disappointing outside of the rare exception.

Brice kind of the same thing here. However the reason it succeeds is that no matter how crazy things get onscreen it all feels grounded in reality. This is stuff you could see happening in real life if the right people got together. Heck, this stuff most likely happens more often in real life than many of us know. That's what makes this twisted adult play date all the more compelling and hilarious.

Recycled jokes are aplenty in comedies nowadays. So it's refreshing to see a movie do things you just don't expect to see. Of course none of those new ideas would matter if they weren't funny. Luckily for us Patrick Brice is kind of a genius with comedy here and has an incredibly talented cast to back him up.

Not only is this movie funny, but it's real and has a lot of heart to go along with it's shocking gags. Commitment, love, lust, body issues, and that thought in the back of every married couples mind that says "I'm not totally happy with my marriage" are all on display. It's a story about staying true to your partner and working past your issues, as well as a tale about having a little fun. Yet, it's also so much more.

It's a movie that gets you thinking as much as it gets you laughing, and it will get you laughing a lot. It's sick, sweet, and maybe even a little deranged. It's a lot of hilarious, sexy fun and one of the best comedies I've ever seen. Patrick Brice proves once again that he is a genius by delivering, not one, but two incredible movies in the same year. Creep was darn near close to a masterpiece, and The Overnight blows it out of the water. I can't recommend it enough.… Expand

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LamontRaymond

Jun 21, 2015

One of the best surprises of the year. Beneath the well-earned laughs, there are some genuine truths about modern couples, and, significantly, about how men have body-image issues that can often rival those of their female counterparts. Jason Schwartzman and Adam Scott are pretty amazingOne of the best surprises of the year. Beneath the well-earned laughs, there are some genuine truths about modern couples, and, significantly, about how men have body-image issues that can often rival those of their female counterparts. Jason Schwartzman and Adam Scott are pretty amazing in their roles. It's a super-short movie, but an easy recommendation.… Expand

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ydnar4

Sep 9, 2015

I’m still not sure if I’m a fan of the Duplass brothers yet. Their films are almost always in the comedy genre but I never manage to find them very funny. I really enjoyed Jeff, Who Lives at Home but because of its story not its comedy. I found that this movie was sort of like that as wellI’m still not sure if I’m a fan of the Duplass brothers yet. Their films are almost always in the comedy genre but I never manage to find them very funny. I really enjoyed Jeff, Who Lives at Home but because of its story not its comedy. I found that this movie was sort of like that as well because even though the film was marketed as a comedy it really didn’t feel that funny. The brothers and Patrick Brice really craft an interesting story with this film with a very small budget of only 200,000 dollars. This story is very well written and it has lots of shock value and it is very unpredictable.

There are great performances from the four main stars which are the only characters in the film that really matter. I was particularly impressed by Scott and Schwartzman specifically. I have always enjoyed Adam Scott and I found him really funny on Parks and Recreation and Schwartzman is a guy that I will have to check out in more movies because he did a hell of a job here.

The Overnight is just a great indie film that is well acted, well directed, and well written. I recommend it.… Expand

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annapatrix

Sep 17, 2015

Not so bad movie. Got a good laugh at some scenes. Great watch.

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vgmkyle

Sep 20, 2015

The Overnight is an unpredictable movie about swingers courting normal; everyday people. It's definitely one of the strangest movies I have seen in a while, but at least it's well acted and mostly funny.

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Ralfbergs

Dec 9, 2016

I guess this comedy style is not really for me so I did not enjoy it that much really even though it has some really funny moments and stuff, but as a whole I prefer different kind of comedies, sometimes dumber ones maybe, but yeah. Either way, I did expect something like this when seeingI guess this comedy style is not really for me so I did not enjoy it that much really even though it has some really funny moments and stuff, but as a whole I prefer different kind of comedies, sometimes dumber ones maybe, but yeah. Either way, I did expect something like this when seeing the main leads in the cast as I was a fan of Bored to Death TV series and I kind of felt that the guy he plays in TV series is a bit similar to him in there too. Or maybe that's just me. Either way, was an ok movie, but nothing unbelievably great or bad. Average… Expand

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Spangle

Jan 19, 2016

Odd and incredibly unpredictable, there is nothing wrong with the characterization of the characters here and the casting is perfect. Jason Schwartzman in particular stands out as a perfect fit for his role and is truly odd and kind of funny. However, what The Overnight has in pure oddityOdd and incredibly unpredictable, there is nothing wrong with the characterization of the characters here and the casting is perfect. Jason Schwartzman in particular stands out as a perfect fit for his role and is truly odd and kind of funny. However, what The Overnight has in pure oddity and plot twists, it lacks in comedy. Labeled a comedy, it is never funny and all of the jokes fall flat entirely. There are a few times I chuckled, but not very many, which is problematic. In spite of that, the film is really entertaining so even if it not my cup of tea, it never steers into unwatchable territory. Overall, The Overnight commits many mortal sins, of which the worst may be it being entirely unfunny.… Expand

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