Hot Summer Nights
Seen it?2018 | 107 min | Drama, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (44 on Metacritic) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved American Gangster or River's Edge, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
In 1991, a sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod, getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying, and eventually realizing that he's in way over his head.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$246K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 229K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Elijah Bynum
- Timothée ChalametDaniel Middleton
- Maika MonroeMcKayla Strawberry
- Alex RoeHunter Strawberry
- Maia MitchellAmy Calhoun
- Thomas JaneSergeant Calhoun
- Emory CohenDex
- William FichtnerShep
- Jack KesyPonytail
- Thomas Blake, Jr.Taylor
- Kimberly BattistaVice Principle Finney