Review of Night on Earth (1991) by Olivia J — 17 Aug 2007

Excellent classic. hilarious and touching at the same time.

This review of Night on Earth (1991) was written by Olivia J on 17 Aug 2007.

Night on Earth has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Sotiris K (128) on 24 Oct 2016

Jarmusch, always with a vision and style. Blending in five different scenes of people with such between-worlds needs and life-situations…

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Not bad film with curious stories, fine night time towns and jazzy tones of soundtrack. Comic stories at first turn to sad and bleak ones at the end…

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By John B (4,244) on 17 Dec 2011

The first two vignettes didn't really do it for me. But the one set in Paris with Isaach De Bankole and Beatrice Dalle is absolute bliss…

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By Joe I (184) on 30 Mar 2013

Simple. Hysterical. Touching. Crazy. Long live Jim…

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By Jordan R (884) on 26 Oct 2011

I am not a big fan of Jim Jarmusch, but I really liked what he did with this film…

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I saw the film in MOJO and I want to see it again…

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By Brett C (553) on 01 May 2014

Review In A Nutshell: I started Jim Jarmusch's filmography with Down By Law, and that film left me kind of disappointed due to it's emotionless…

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