Film
Nightbooks
2021 · 1h 41m · Fantasy · Horror · Family
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- IMDb
- 5.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 90%
- Metacritic
- 65
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Overview
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.
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Cast
Winslow Fegley
Alex
Lidya Jewett
Yasmin
Krysten Ritter
Natacha
Jill Frappier
Grizelda
Neil Emmanuel Lu
Joshua
Jess Brown
Mom
Mathieu Bourassa
Dad
Luxton Handspiker
Todd
Eden Gjoka
Cody
Khiyla Aynne
Jenny
Liam Couvion
Newsie
Stephen R. Hart
Evil Sorcerer
Miley Haik
Mia
Taylor Belle Puterman
Young Natacha
Riley O'Donnell
Peasant Girl
Evan O'Donnell
Peasant Boy
Crew
- David YaroveskyDirector
- Mikki DaughtryScreenplay
- Tobias IaconisScreenplay
- J.A WhiteNovel
- Sam RaimiProducer
- Robert TapertProducer
- Mason NovickProducer
- Michelle KnudsenProducer
- Romel AdamProducer
- Robert McLachlanDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 15, 2021
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Fantasy, Horror, Family
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