Rotten
This thriller about books, belief and betrayal covers topical terrain -- JT LeRoy and James Frey, anyone? -- but itself proves unbelievable.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The Night Listener
You never know who's listening.
2006 · 1h 31m · R
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Patrick Stettner
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The Night Listener
Overview
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
Director and cast
- Patrick Stettner Director
- Robin Williams as Gabriel Noone
- Toni Collette as Donna D. Logand
- Rory Culkin as Pete D. Logand
- Sandra Oh as Anna
- Joe Morton as Ashe
- Bobby Cannavale as Jess
- Rodrigo Lopresti as Young Man at Party
- John Cullum as Pap Noone
- Lisa Emery as Darlie Noone
- Guenia Lemos as Female Neighbor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
40%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The plot dawdles along, intrigue gives way to risible melodrama, and [director] Patrick Stettner fails to get to grips with the issues.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Fresh
The pacing and staging of the later scenes could use a little more electricity and momentum, and a little less restraint. Yet The Night Listener keeps you watching. And listening.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
A quietly disturbing and effectively haunting little gem.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Williams delivers a solid, twinkle-free (though closed-off) performance, but the film as a whole can't decide what it wants to be.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
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