After Midnight (2019 film)


After Midnight is a 2019 American romantic monster movie directed by Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella and starring Jeremy Gardner and Brea Grant. The film follows Hank after his longtime girlfriend Abby leaves town unannounced, as he discovers that a mysterious creature has begun stalking him every night.
After Midnight premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2019 under its former title Something Else. It was released in limited theaters and VOD platforms in the United States through Cranked Up Films on Feb 14, 2020.

Plot

After ten years of relationship, the girlfriend leaves Hank. He spends his days in melancholy, but a terrible creature begins to come to his house at nights and scratches his door with obviously unkind intentions. Hank tries to confront the monster, simultaneously recalling a collapsed relationship and trying to understand what went wrong with it.

Cast

After Midnight received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a rating of 83% based on 24 reviews.
Kristy Strouse at Film Inquiry praised the film, writing, "There’s an honesty in that makes this man against monsters story one that’ll give you deep meaning, beautiful cinematography, and just the right amount of WTF." Jennie Kermode at Eye for Film gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as a "winsome tale of thirtysomething angst, romance and existential terror beautifully written and played."