Night on Earth (1991)

Directed by

Jim Jarmusch

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France, United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 1,060 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows five taxi rides in five different cities all happening on the same night. In each city, the driver and passenger have a brief encounter that reveals something about their lives.

wryobservationalepisodicurbanlightly comicunderstatedslow-pacedhumanist

What happens

Night on Earth is a 1991 comedy-drama anthology film written, produced, and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It is a collection of five vignettes that take place roughly simultaneously on the same night, concerning the temporary bond formed between taxi driver and passenger in five cities: Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki. Jarmusch wrote the screenplay in approximately eight days, and the choice of certain cities was largely based on the actors with whom he wanted to work. The accompanying soundtrack is by Tom Waits. The Criterion Collection released the film on DVD and Blu-ray on April 9, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Lift (2018)
• El taxi de los conflictos (1969)
• Un type bien (1991)
• Without Leaving an Address (1951)
• Taxi (2015)
• Taxi für eine Leiche (2002)
• Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976)
• Taxi Lisboa (1996)