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
Night on Earth
Five taxis. Five cities. One night.
1991 · 2h 9m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
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Night on Earth
Overview
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Director and cast
- Jim Jarmusch Director
- Winona Ryder as Corky
- Gena Rowlands as Victoria Snelling
- Giancarlo Esposito as YoYo
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Helmut Grokenberger
- Rosie Perez as Angela
- Isaach de Bankolé as Cab Driver Paris
- Béatrice Dalle as Blind Woman
- Roberto Benigni as Cab Driver Rome
- Paolo Bonacelli as Priest
- Matti Pellonpää as Mika
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
77%
Tomatometer
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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