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Nightbooks

  • 2021
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
11K
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Krysten Ritter, Cleo, Trixie, Lidya Jewett, and Winslow Fegley in Nightbooks (2021)
When Alex (Winslow Fegley), a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by an evil witch (Krysten Ritter) in her magical apartment, and must tell a scary story every night to stay alive, he teams up with another prisoner, Yasmin (Lidya Jewett), to find a way to escape.
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Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil young witch in her contemporary New York City apartment.Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil young witch in her contemporary New York City apartment.Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil young witch in her contemporary New York City apartment.

  • Director
    • David Yarovesky
  • Writers
    • Mikki Daughtry
    • Tobias Iaconis
    • J.A. White
  • Stars
    • Winslow Fegley
    • Lidya Jewett
    • Krysten Ritter
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Yarovesky
    • Writers
      • Mikki Daughtry
      • Tobias Iaconis
      • J.A. White
    • Stars
      • Winslow Fegley
      • Lidya Jewett
      • Krysten Ritter
    • 128User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Nightbooks: Trapped By A Witch
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    Winslow Fegley
    Winslow Fegley
    • Alex
    Lidya Jewett
    Lidya Jewett
    • Yasmin
    Krysten Ritter
    Krysten Ritter
    • Natacha
    Jess Brown
    Jess Brown
    • Mom
    Mathieu Bourassa
    Mathieu Bourassa
    • Dad
    Cleo
    • Lenore
    Trixie
    • Lenore
    Luxton Handspiker
    Luxton Handspiker
    • Todd
    Liam Couvion
    Liam Couvion
    • Newsie
    Khiyla Aynne
    Khiyla Aynne
    • Jenny
    Stephen R. Hart
    Stephen R. Hart
    • Evil Sorcerer
    Riley O'Donnell
    Riley O'Donnell
    • Peasant Girl
    Evan O'Donnell
    • Peasant Boy
    Taylor Belle
    • Young Natacha
    • (as Taylor Puterman)
    Neil Emmanuel Lu
    • Joshua
    Eden Gjoka
    • Cody
    Miley Haik
    Miley Haik
    • Mia
    Jill Frappier
    Jill Frappier
    • Grizelda
    • Director
      • David Yarovesky
    • Writers
      • Mikki Daughtry
      • Tobias Iaconis
      • J.A. White
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    User reviews128

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    6evebilly

    Better than i expected

    This movie have a lot of scary moment. Although it look like for family sitting and watching together. It's so scary to think if that situation happened to me. So it's okay to waste your time.
    7andrewchristianjr

    WASN'T FOR ME.

    The plot was way too naive and flat for older children or adults and set up too scary for smaller children, so I'm not sure which audience this flick was made for, it surely wasn't for me.
    7katefrichardson

    You've seen this before, but not like this.

    This movie was actually pretty fun. Perfect to release before Halloween and decent enough for the whole family to watch. All of the actors knew their assignment and carried the movie well, and I found myself entertained and not getting bored at all. I consider it a fresh twist on a classic fairy tale.

    Give it a shot!

    Happy to see Krysten Ritter on-screen again too! She's great!!

    Oh, and... hats off to CHVRCHES for the "Lost Boys" song remake at the end. WOW!!
    6paul_m_haakonsen

    Entertaining family horror movie...

    As I sat down to watch the 2021 Netflix movie "Nightbooks", I must admit that I wasn't really expecting much from writers Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis, given this being a family horror movie. But still, I opted to watch "Nightbooks" as I hadn't already seen it.

    Turns out that writers Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis actually managed to churn out a script that was actually surprisingly entertaining. And yeah, "Nightbooks" is a family horror movie, but a very enjoyable one actually. So I am more than happy that I opted to give director David Yarovesky's 2021 movie "Nightbooks" a chance.

    The storyline told in "Nightbooks" was interesting and actually rather captivating as well. The story starts out quite nicely and keeps a great pace all throughout the course of the movie. The narrative is rather well-written and provides excellent entertainment.

    The acting performances in "Nightbooks" were good. It was actually loads of fun to see Krysten Ritter playing a villanous role as she did here, and she really carried the movie quite well. It should also be said that Winslow Fegley (playing Alex) and Lidya Jewett (playing Yasmis) really were well-casted for the movie and they put on good performance opposite of someone like Krysten Ritter. So the movie definitely had a great cast ensemble.

    Visually then "Nightbooks" was interesting and had good effects. I was genuinely entertained and impressed with what I saw on the screen. And for a family horror movie, then "Nightbooks" did quite well for itself.

    If you have the opportunity to sit down and watch "Nightbooks", you should do so, because this family horror movie has something to offer everyone in the family. So believe me when I say that "Nightbooks" is quite well-worth watching.

    My rating of "Nightbooks" lands on a six out of ten stars.
    8ShadeOfGreen

    Time killer; Fun for All!

    Nightbooks was an excellent movie from start to end, however there is one gripe that I have with this movie such as the pacing of the film however this doesn't ruin the experience.

    Kristen Ridder did a phenomenal job as Natacha, and the overall quality of her performance shows through her deliverance especially with her terrifying "witch crackle".

    The young actors were a perfect fit for this movie, Winsley who has visceral sense of fear that is felt during his performance. Not to mention Lydia who also does an incredible job with showcasing her emotions.

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    • Trivia
      The song "Cry Little Sister", the theme song to the 1987 Vampire film The Lost Boys (the movie playing on the TV that entices Alex into the apartment), is heard twice. The first time, when Alex and Yasmin perform their science experiment, it is performed by original artist Gerard McMahon. The second time, when Alex and Yasmin are in the boiler room, it is a cover version performed by Chvrches.
    • Quotes

      Yasmin: Weird? Who called you that? --- Well, they're right. You are weird. I mean, look at you. The thing that makes you weird makes them ordinary, and nobody likes to be ordinary because ordinary sucks. So ordinary people are going to try and take that away from you by calling you names like... try hard or...

      Alex: Or creepshow

      Yasmin: Yeah, or creepshow.

    • Connections
      Featured in What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?: Krysten Ritter on The Lost Boys (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Boys Need a Mother
      From The Lost Boys (1987)

      Written by Thomas Newman (as Thomas Montgomery Newman)

      Music by Thomas Newman

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nightbooks: Chuyện kinh dị đêm nay
    • Filming locations
      • Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Catchlight Studios
      • Ghost House Pictures
      • MXN Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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