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Night on Earth

Five taxis. Five cities. One night.

1991 · 2h 8m · R Comedy, Drama
Directed by Jim Jarmusch

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Overview

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

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All reviews
77%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Though it may take a while to get Jarmusch's gist, hang in there; by the time Tom Waits growls his lovely closing waltz over the credits, Jarmusch has shown us moments most filmmakers don't even notice.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh

With this, his fourth commercially released feature, Mr. Jarmusch again demonstrates his mastery of comedy of the oblique.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh

At the end, we have learned no great lessons and arrived at no thrilling conclusions, but we have shared the community of the night, when people are unbuttoned and vulnerable - more ready to speak about what's really on their minds.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten

Unfortunately, Jarmusch's lackadaisical minimalist aesthetic and his chronic lack of energy are the only unifying elements.

Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Rotten

"Night on Earth" sounds better than it turns out to be.

Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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