It Comes at Night

It Comes at Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTrey Edward Shults
Written byTrey Edward Shults
Produced by
  • David Kaplan
  • Andrea Roa
Starring
CinematographyDrew Daniels
Edited by
  • Trey Edward Shults
  • Matthew Hannam
Music byBrian McOmber
Production
companies
  • A24
  • Animal Kingdom
Distributed byA24
Release dates
Running time
91 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[3][4]
Box office$20 million[5]

It Comes at Night is a 2017 American psychological horror film[6] written and directed by Trey Edward Shults. It stars Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Riley Keough. The film focuses on a family hiding in a forest as the Earth is taken over by a highly contagious disease.

The film had its premiere at the Overlook Film Festival at Timberline Lodge in Oregon on April 29, 2017, and was theatrically released on June 9, 2017, in the United States, by A24. It was positively received by critics but less well received by the general public,[4] and grossed over $20 million worldwide.

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  2. ^ "It Comes at Night". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Knapp, JD (10 June 2017). "Box Office: 'Wonder Woman' Whips Up Another Win, 'The Mummy' DOA". Variety. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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  5. ^ "It Comes at Night (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ Hamman, Cody (April 25, 2017). "Joel Edgerton hopes It Comes at Night will help improve horror's reputation". Joblo. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2017.