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Night on Earth

Night on Earth (1992)

May. 01,1992
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7.7
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R
| Drama Comedy

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

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Actuakers
1992/05/01

One of my all time favorites.

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Listonixio
1992/05/02

Fresh and Exciting

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Arianna Moses
1992/05/03

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

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Francene Odetta
1992/05/04

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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amiroliyaie
1992/05/05

in the Special Night 5 drivers in 5 point of world telling their life story. non of them don't want to change. a girl that didn't want to be a actress and her wish only is mechanical. a passenger that with angry man and like to be herself even her name for others remember stupid thing. a black man in Paris,humiliated by black diplomats but a blind woman sees him better than other even brighter than himself when call an accident. and Rome and other driver with a priest passenger from 2 different idea with obvious paradox and another driver in Finland in a cold night and 3 dismal and drunk person with a delusion that they think that's the end of their sadness but driver only telling his life story and telling them that his sadness is bigger than their. Jim Jarmusch begins shooting movie in night and darkness that rules all over the movie and with a morning movie ends that says director has hope.

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redx1708
1992/05/06

I've been a taxi driver for almost 30 years, and when discussing movies featuring taxis, I always say that there's only been one movie that gives a fair description of what taxi driving is all about. Jarmush hits it spot on here. Through 5 episodes in 5 different cities, all happening at the same time, he takes us into the magic World of night driving. I'll agree with most that the 1st episode (LA) is also the weakest. But good performances by Rowlands and Ryder still manages to bring it home nicely. Then we move to NY for a warm, touching and low key funny episode with a great performance by Stahl. Now off to Paris for a weird, but strangely fascinating interaction between a Black driver and a blind girl. This is an episode that grows on you the more times you see it. Now for some good fun. Welcome to the Benigni show in Rome. Now this may be the least authentic part, but it's downright hilarious. After having had your spirits lifted here we move on to Cold, gloomy Helsinki for the final part that could very well bring out the tears. It does however end with a light twist to get you out without feeling too miserable. This is my favorite Jarmush movie. It's about real people, it has great dialogue and while it may not be a great masterpiece, it's certainly a Little one.

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OttoVonB
1992/05/07

Jim Jarmusch's experiment is a succession of 5 "short" films, all taking place in a taxi, at night - hence the title - in various cities. If you've experienced anything like Paris, Je T'Aime or it's New York based counterpoint, then you have an idea what to expect... except you don't, not really. All the flaws are reversed.Jarmusch has a knack for absurd situations, but 2 important factors constrain him in this case: Length: 5 minutes per film might be a bit short sometimes to get anything more than a gimmick or gotcha, but 20 minutes, given the confined space, proves tiresome in most of the vignettes. There is simply too little for many of his characters to do or express given the rules Jarmusch has set himself. Cliché: not a bad thing in itself when it can be subverted a bit (and to a degree, one of the segments does this with a lot of charm), but here things become a bit too obvious. Of course, the LA segment is a bout filmmaking/acting, the Paris story about sex, and the Scandinavian one had to be about death. Mixing things up could have been more refreshing. The twist to the French one saves it a bit.The consistency of vision helps, something compilations of shorts by various filmmakers lack. But the real saving grace is the performances - with the exception of a typically overbearing Roberto Benigni - and the jewel of the collection, so to speak, that is the Paris segment with the ever- dependable Isaach De Bankolé. In fact, a whole film wit his character would have probably a better final product, though that would deprive us of the sight of Armin Mueller-Stahl and Gena Rowlands, two touching artists we see all too rarely.Worth seeing at least once.

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billcr12
1992/05/08

Jim Jarmusch directs five distinct taxi rides from different cities around the world. The first is set in Los Angeles with Wynona Ryder as the driver and Gena Rowland's as a Hollywood exec looking for an actress for role in a film. She feels that Ryder would be perfect for it so Ryder must make that decision.The second ride is in New York City with a German immigrant who picks up Yo Yo and his sister in law, Rosie Perez and they show him the highlights of Brooklyn.Number three is in Paris with a blind French passenger being driven by an African driver. They try to communicate but there is a big language and cultural barrier.Number four is in Rome with the cabbie picking up a priest and confessing all kinds of crazy sexual sins. This is the funniest segment of the bunch.The fifth and final one in set in Helsinki. Three drunken passengers who have been laid off from their jobs take a ride and describe their problems to the driver.Night on Earth is a charming vignette with music by Tom Waits.

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