The Night Clerk (2020)

A voyeuristic hotel clerk becomes the subject of a murder investigation.

Director:

Michael Cristofer

Writer:

Michael Cristofer

Stars:

Tye Sheridan, Ana de Armas, Helen Hunt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tye Sheridan	...	Bart Bromley
Ana de Armas	...	Andrea Rivera (as Ana De Armas)
Helen Hunt	...	Ethel Bromley
John Leguizamo	...	Detective Espada
Johnathon Schaech	...	Nick Perretti
Jacque Gray	...	Karen Perrette
Joey Miyashima	...	Ron Benson
Austin Archer	...	Jack Miller
Ibrahim Quraishi	...	Cashier
Frantz Louizia	...	Barber
D.L. Walker	...	Car Salesman
Pam Eichner	...	Saleswoman
Walter Platz	...	Older Salesman
Maria Julian	...	Woman #1
Ivey Lloyd Mitchell	...	Woman #2

Storyline

Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent night clerk with Asperger Syndrom. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realizes he must stop the real killer before Andrea becomes the next victim.

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Plot Keywords:

cctv | femme fatale | socially awkward protagonist | asperger | voyeur | 

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Taglines:

Someone's Always Watching

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexual references, brief nudity and violent images

Did You Know?

Quotes

Bart Bromley: In a 1993 study, individuals who said that they were in love had their brains scanned to show neural activity. The map showed vivid colors over the gray matter, indicating clearly that this romantic love phenomenon activates a flood of dopamine in the caudate nucleus in exactly the same way that cocaine and nicotine affect the brain, meaning that love is not an emotion as is usually thought, rather, it's an addiction. When these chemicals are released in our brains, we feel giddy and euphoric, ...

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Soundtracks

Statue
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Stanaj
Courtesy of Lava Records.
Produced by Kyle Townsend

User Reviews

A good story, boosted by incredibly good acting.

It's a very interesting story, which develops well. Bart is a fascinating character, who's motives for doing what he does are sincere and innocent in his own way, buy invasive and voyeuristic.

The ending should have been so much better, if anything I thought it spoiled what was otherwise a very good film, the story builds and develops gradually, but the ending was harsh and abrupt.

Always great to see Helen Hunt, but the star of the show is of course Tye Sheridan, who's performance is actually captivating, what an amazingly talented young man he is. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of him in the future.

Boy oh boy this was good, 7/10.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Night Clerk

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$259,068

Company Credits

Production Co:

Convergent Media., Highland Film Group (HFG), WulfPak Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color Black and White (surveillance footage)