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Nightbooks

Name: Nightbooks
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Family
Released: 2021-09-15
Cast: Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, Krysten Ritter, Jill Frappier, Neil Emmanuel Lu

2021 | 101 min | Fantasy, Horror, Family

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for horror fans, fantasy fans and families. If you loved Coraline or The Witches, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood: Scary.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 41 min.
What might put you off: Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.

How it earned its rating

CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65 on Metacritic
AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; interest faded quickly after launch
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 48K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by David Yarovesky

Winslow FegleyAlex
Lidya JewettYasmin
Krysten RitterNatacha
Jill FrappierGrizelda
Neil Emmanuel LuJoshua
Jess BrownMom
Mathieu BourassaDad
Luxton HandspikerTodd
Eden GjokaCody
Khiyla AynneJenny