| After Midnight | |
| Studio: | Rustic Films Kavya Films |
| Distributor: | Cranked Up Films |
| Runtime: | 83 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
After Midnight (formerly titled Something Else[1]) is a 2019 American romantic monster film directed by Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella and starring Jeremy Gardner and Brea Grant.[2] 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.[3] It was released in limited theaters and VOD platforms in the United States through Cranked Up Films on Feb 14, 2020.[4]
After a ten-year relationship, Hank's girlfriend leaves him. 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.[5]
After Midnight received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads: "Part creature feature, part romance, After Midnight somehow manages to combine its disparate ingredients and come up with something special."[6]
Kristy Strouse at Film Inquiry praised the film, writing, "There’s an honesty in [''After Midnight''] that makes this man against (his) monsters story one that’ll give you deep meaning, beautiful cinematography, and just the right amount of WTF."[7] 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."[8]