A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
86%RT Audience Score: 75%
Awards & Nominations: 9 wins & 23 nominations
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night blends conventional elements into something brilliantly original — and serves as a striking calling card for writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” is a movie that defies genre and expectations. Critics have praised its smart and fresh take on the vampire genre, while others have criticized its prioritization of style over story. But let’s be real, who cares about the story when you have a cool, sexy, and intriguing vampire roaming the streets? This movie is proof that you can still do something cool with vampires, and it’s a must-watch for anyone who loves a good mood and feeling over a definitive story. Plus, the soundtrack is fire. So grab some popcorn, turn off the lights, and get ready to be mesmerized by this cinematic gem.
Production Company(ies)
Decla-Bioscop AG,
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Bakersfield, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
Black and White -
Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 45m
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Language(s):Persian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2014 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2015
Genre(s)
Keyword(s)
starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo, directed by Ana Lily Amirpour, written by Ana Lily Amirpour, horror, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Kamelya Youssef, Candice Frederick, Sophie Monks Kaufman, Tim Robey, Mark Kermode, Sophie Mayer, Jenna Stoeber, Brent McKnight, Alberto Abuín, Federico Furzan, Nicholas Bell, Mattie Lucas, produced by Ana Lily Amirpour, Justin Begnaud, Sheri Davani, Sina Sayyah, MPAA rating, Iranian city, skateboarding vampire, women’s rights, Farsi, black and white, film noir, romance, western, character development, cinematography, atmosphere, tone, dread, horror elements, creatures, characters, environments, buckets of blood, unique, original, refreshing, change of pace
Worldwide gross: $589,307
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $735,613
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,658
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 80,220
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Arash Marandi – Arash
Marshall Manesh – Hossein
Mozhan Marnò – Atti
Dominic Rains – Saeed
Rome Shadanloo – Shaydah
Ana Lily Amirpour – Director, Producer, Writer
Justin Begnaud – Producer
Sheri Davani – Producer
Sina Sayyah – Producer
Director(s)
Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer(s)
Ana Lily Amirpour
Producer(s)
Ana Lily Amirpour, Justin Begnaud, Sheri Davani, Sina Sayyah
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
9 wins & 23 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (135) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (130) | Rotten (5)
Defies genre.
January 22, 2021
Kamelya Youssef
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
It’s so smart, meticulous and fresh that I can only hope it marks the beginning of a provocative new franchise.
September 1, 2017 | Rating: A
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
Like a mosaic of shimmering fragments that do not compose a bigger picture, Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut feature brims with stylised qualities that have been prioritised over story and characters.
May 27, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
Sophie Monks Kaufman
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
Your first guess is that Amirpour never met a Jim Jarmusch film she didn’t like, but given that she’s denied this in interviews, it’s must be more a case of accidentally twinned stylebooks: the deadpan glaze never comes off.
May 27, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Amirpour never lets a message get in the way of a good tune, taking palpable delight in spinning the reels like a cinematic DJ, keeping the crowd on their toes, wrong-footing their dance moves.
May 24, 2015 | Rating: 5/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Amirpour, a singer and DJ, uses the soundtrack throughout with such verve and rhythm that the film moves towards being a musical.
May 22, 2015
Sophie Mayer
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
There is no other horror movie like this movie.
October 20, 2021
Jenna Stoeber
Polygon
Proof you can still do something cool, strange, sexy, and intriguing with vampires.
July 7, 2020 | Rating: B+
Brent McKnight
The Last Thing I See
‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ is as irregular – trend towards repetition – as fascinating – her powerful aesthetics -, and has a great asset in its leading actress. [Full Review in Spanish]
April 14, 2020
Alberto Abuín
Espinof
Too much style cannot make up for a bland story, but ultimately its visual value saves the movie from doom. [Full review in Spanish].
April 4, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
Federico Furzan
Cinelipsis
More of a feeling and a mood than a definitive story, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night belongs on a shortlist of modern and effective vampire films.
September 12, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
Amirpour asserts her own singular voice with such staggering confidence that the film is impossible to ignore.
August 7, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Mattie Lucas
From the Front Row…
Plot
An Iranian Vampire Western, shot in black&white and with a killer soundtrack… it’s a love story about two tortured souls in a desolate Iranian Ghost-town called ‘Bad City’, where a lonely vampire is stalking the towns most depraved denizens.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels doesn’t have anything goofy or funny or odd to say about A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, but they do mention that the film features Sheila Vand as the lead actress playing “The Girl.”
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