
Bored to death, a group of nine audacious twentysomething friends led by the aspiring filmmaker, Hank, are talked into visiting the decayed Holmesburg Prison to record any paranormal activity in the abandoned institution. Intent on capturing raw emotions and undiluted reactions, the bold explorers of the supernatural sneak in the dark cells, only to realise that they bit off more than they could chew. Little by little, strange noises that chill the bone to the marrow, eerie h... (Full plot summary below)
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Bored to death, a group of nine audacious twentysomething friends led by the aspiring filmmaker, Hank, are talked into visiting the decayed Holmesburg Prison to record any paranormal activity in the abandoned institution. Intent on capturing raw emotions and undiluted reactions, the bold explorers of the supernatural sneak in the dark cells, only to realise that they bit off more than they could chew. Little by little, strange noises that chill the bone to the marrow, eerie happenings, and unaccountable disappearances begin to shed light on the thick mystery. Are the companions truly alone inside the deserted prison, or have they walked right into a deadly trap?
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| VarietyJoe LeydonAgainst the Night isn’t a terribly good movie — it’s mostly a patchwork of clichés, stock characters and low-voltage shocks culled from dozens of similar small-budget thrillers — but it isn’t an entirely useless one, either |
| StarburstJoel HarleyAgainst the Night is better than swallowing Tide Pods, but only just. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDepicting the very long, violence-filled night that ensues after a group of young people trespass in a creepy, abandoned prison, Against the Night proves as generic as its title. |
| FanboyNation.comSean MulvihillToo much of its time is spent waiting for things to happen and never giving us a reason to care whether any of these characters live or die. |
| Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersThe director gives the audience a story that takes off in as many directions as the prison corridors, leaving us lost and dazed. But unlike the characters, the viewers never feel a moment of fear. |
| Village VoiceChris PackhamHolmesburg Prison in Philadelphia is the unscary film’s only source of spookiness. |