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Jim Jarmusch's deadpan comedy-of-the-night is a collection of five vignettes taking place in the enclosed space of a cab ride, each occurring simultaneously in five different cities and five different time zones -- Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki. The Los Angeles episode takes place at dusk, as high-.. Read more

Starring	Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Rosie Perez, Roberto Benigni
Director	Jim Jarmusch
Genres	Comedy

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- "...Jarmusch may be the first great American director to specialize in downtime....Jarmusch is a classical filmmaker..."
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- - Film Comment
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  A mesmerising cinematic masterpiece
  
  Somehow it seems that Jim Jarmush tried to make life difficult for himself when he created this unusual film. Five Taxis in five different cities during a ... read more »
  
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  - ThomasKus
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  - Gloucester
  - 12 Jan 2004 at 22:01
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  Random life perspectives crashing head-on into each other
  
  Be patient, this film delivers the more you persevere. The five stories each examine the human condition by contrasting mindsets and life expectations of ... read more »
  
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- - DiscerningViewer
  - 4 reviews
  - 30 Jan 2012 at 13:53
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  Fun in confined space.
  
  There are 'other' language sections to this film. Oh No!!!!
  
  Don't panic, don't let that put you off. I don't speak, read or write... read more »
  
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  - Foeldrigarn
  - 13 reviews
  - Europe
  - 17 Oct 2011 at 22:24
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  Good but not his best
  
  No doubt this film has qualities and shows Jarmusch in a good light. Not his best work though as it lacks the uniquness that most of his films include. The best... read more »
  
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  - Ell1981
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  - 06 Dec 2010 at 11:40
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  Compelling and original
  
  We all loved this film, particularly the Roman section, which had us (adults and teens) in stitches... This film has real depth, is moving and thought-provoking... read more »
  
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  - Carnoustie, Angus
  - 29 Oct 2010 at 09:35
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  Watch this!
  
  Excellent - funny, original, moving, thought-provoking.
  
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  - Derbyshire
  - 26 Dec 2009 at 13:57
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  Ok - a little dated now
  
  This is ok - its a little dated now
  
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  - London
  - 17 Jul 2009 at 13:59
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  'Night On Earth'
  
  didn't appreciate this at all, boring and irrlevant
  
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- - CateG
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  - london
  - 27 Apr 2009 at 20:06
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  one of my favourites
  
  I love the one in Rome
  
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  - 14 Mar 2009 at 10:25
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  masterpiece
  
  This movie is one of my favorite movies. I watched it when I was 15 and that movie made me love art movies. Absolutly amazing. Loved it.
  
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  - london
  - 04 Feb 2009 at 11:46
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  didn't rent this
  
  Starting to have a lot of trouble with this film rental service. We received this film without having rented it. Sent it back and sent a note saying so. Just ... read more »
  
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  A mesmerising cinematic masterpiece
  
  Somehow it seems that Jim Jarmush tried to make life difficult for himself when he created this unusual film. Five Taxis in five different cities during a ... read more »
  
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- 953
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  - ThomasKus
  - 143 reviews
  - Gloucester
  - 12 Jan 2004 at 22:01
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  A mixed bag
  
  I was really looking forward to this but found overall I was a bit let down. The premise itself is great, different taxi rides in different time zones and its ... read more »
  
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  - Ripley
  - 15 May 2005 at 21:10
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  Midnight ride
  
  I watched this as I have loved previous Jim Jarmusch films I have seen. All of his films make you think, but this may be the hardest work of those I have seen ... read more »
  
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- - Bob Hume
  - Newcastle UK
  - 26 Feb 2007 at 09:45
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  Simply Benigni.
  
  Simply the Roberto Begnini story in Rome is worth a viewing, hilarious.
  
  The other storys can drag but are interesting with a fine cast.
  
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- - Patrik Ewe
  - London, England
  - 20 Apr 2004 at 13:42
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  Five cabbies and five mediocre tales
  
  This film contains 5 vignettes, each about a conversation between a taxi driver and his/her passenger(s). Each cabbie hails from a different world city: Los ... read more »
  
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- - wickedwitch
  - London
  - 19 May 2004 at 12:10
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  excellent film
  
  This is a really great set of 5 films, three subtitled all about a taxi journey. The start is slow, but they have such great moments in them. enjoy
  
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  - cornwall, uk
  - 11 Apr 2005 at 20:52
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  One Night, Five stories
  
  Split into five short comedy segments, Jarmusch’s Night on Earth runs the spectrum from mundane to achingly funny. The first two take place in the US (LA ... read more »
  
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- - Clucky
  - Cardiff
  - 18 Aug 2005 at 12:34
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  A little patchy, but when it's good it's very very good.
  
  Jim Jarmusch has a thing about episodic movies, which is a shame, as his best work (Dead Man, Down By Law) tends not to fit under this category (OK, you could ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Aug 2005 at 12:09
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  didn't rent this
  
  Starting to have a lot of trouble with this film rental service. We received this film without having rented it. Sent it back and sent a note saying so. Just ... read more »
  
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  - Hove
  - 29 Jan 2009 at 12:37
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  Watch this!
  
  Excellent - funny, original, moving, thought-provoking.
  
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  - Derbyshire
  - 26 Dec 2009 at 13:57

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Critics' reviews
- "...Jarmusch may be the first great American director to specialize in downtime....Jarmusch is a classical filmmaker..."
- 9361
- - Film Comment
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- LA, 7.07 pm: chain-smoking Ryder gets movie agent Rowlands in the back of her cab, and inadvertently persuades her... read more on Time Out
- 44337
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...NIGHT ON EARTH is a series of off-the-wall duets....There are moments that catch you delightfully off guard..."
- 9360
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Delirious....Jarmusch agains demonstrates his mastery of the comedy of the oblique..."
- 9362
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...[A] cutely clever premise....Minimalist filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has gone maximum..."
- 9363
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Engaging series of shaggy dog stories, expertly told.
- 31138
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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- Night On Earth
  
  Jim Jarmusch's deadpan comedy-of-the-night is a collection of five vignettes taking place in the enclosed space of a cab ride, each occurring simultaneously in five different cities and five different time zones -- Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki. The Los Angeles episode takes ...