The Night Listener

The Night Listener

2006 · 91 min · EN · R · 5.5 (240 votes)
Dir. Patrick Stettner · Starring Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin, Sandra Oh, Joe Morton, Bobby Cannavale · Music Peter Nashel

You never know who's listening.

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In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.

VIBE

A chillingly intimate descent into paranoia. This film wraps you in a suffocating blanket of dread, blurring the lines between reality and delusion. It’s a slow, unsettling unraveling that lingers long after the credits roll.

dread-soakedmelancholictenseunsettlingslow-burnpsychological thrillercharacter studyneo-noiridentitydeceptionisolationobsession
new york citybased on novel or bookaidsradio stationradio presenterwisconsinmotelradio transmissiongay interesthospitalwriterillnessphone callchristmas
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