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The Good Night

  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
8.6K
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Danny DeVito, Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz, and Martin Freeman in The Good Night (2007)
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A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living, experiences a mid-life crisis.A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living, experiences a mid-life crisis.A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living, experiences a mid-life crisis.

  • Director
    • Jake Paltrow
  • Writer
    • Jake Paltrow
  • Stars
    • Martin Freeman
    • Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Penélope Cruz
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    8.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jake Paltrow
    • Writer
      • Jake Paltrow
    • Stars
      • Martin Freeman
      • Gwyneth Paltrow
      • Penélope Cruz
    • 45User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Martin Freeman
    Martin Freeman
    • Gary Shaller
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Dora Shaller
    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Anna…
    Keith Allen
    Keith Allen
    • Norman
    Steffan Boje
    Steffan Boje
    • Karlheinz
    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Mel
    Sonia Doubell
    • Shawna
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Alan Weigert
    Stephen Graham
    Stephen Graham
    • Victor
    Kate Harper
    Kate Harper
    • Ballet Teacher
    Gael Le Cornec
    Gael Le Cornec
    • The kitchen chef
    Bruno Lastra
    Bruno Lastra
    • Italian Slickster #2
    Martino Lazzeri
    • Italian Slickster #1
    Meredith MacNeill
    Meredith MacNeill
    • Tica
    Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg
    • Paul
    Amber Sealey
    Amber Sealey
    • Terry
    Skye Bennett
    Skye Bennett
    • Ballerina
    • (as Deva Bennett Skye)
    Joyce Springer
    Joyce Springer
    • Gary's Neighbor
    • Director
      • Jake Paltrow
    • Writer
      • Jake Paltrow
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When they're in the new age bookstore, Paul (Simon Pegg) says to Gary (Martin Freeman), "What are we doing in the hobbit hole?" Martin Freeman played Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit trilogy.
    • Quotes

      Mel: Sometimes I wish that you could just hit the sack and never wake up. If your favorite song never ended, or your best book never closed, if the emotions mustered from these things would just go on and on, who wouldn't want to stay asleep? The guy who discovers that perpetual dream, he's my man.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: 21/Chapter 27/Flawless/Stop-Loss/Run Fatboy Run (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      The Universal
      Written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James (as Steven Alexander James) & Dave Rowntree

      Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Courtesy of N2K Publishing Ltd.

    User reviews45

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Decent movie around a somewhat unsatisfying story.
    I'm still not completely sure what this movie was exactly about. The initial layer suggests a story about an insecure bloke who tries to escape his run aground life through lucid dreaming. Real life and the dream world coincide as he finds out that the woman he is pushing away from his life is actually the one he wants to stay with. People trying to dig beyond this layer have some difficulty. Not because this movie is especially deep but simply because there's not much beyond it period.

    Do movies have to be deep or insightful? Of course they don't. But this one to me suggested it may become that. And when it didn't, it left me feel a bit dissatisfied.

    With an interesting story nonetheless, solid acting throughout, some great jokes and appealing visuals this movie rises well above the average Hollywood production. What it simply lacks are some really poignant scenes and build up towards the end. But just like the main character Gary who never rises above himself, the movie doesn't either. But maybe that was the whole point.

    That said, there's absolutely no harm in bringing this one home for a view.

    7/10
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    • Sep 2, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 2008 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • На добраніч
    • Filming locations
      • Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Good Night Productions
      • Inferno Distribution
      • Destination Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,441
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,377
      • Oct 7, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $508,084
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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