The Night Listener Poster
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Release Date: August 4th, 2006

DVD Release Date: January 9th, 2007

R|1 hr 31 min

Plot Summary
Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams), a writer and host of a late-night radio show, begins a phone correspondence with Pete (Rory Culkin) a teen who claims to have survived a nightmarish childhood. Though he becomes close to the youth and his mother (Toni Collette), Gabriel must begin a harrowing search for the truth when questions about Pete's real identity begin to surface.

Cast: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin, Bobby Cannavale, Sandra Oh, Joe Morton, John Cullum, Becky Ann Baker

Director: Patrick Stettner

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Production Co: IFC Productions, Hart-Sharp Entertainment

Distributors: Miramax Films

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  • 70
    Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter

    Plays like an Alfred Hitchcock thriller but is nevertheless a movie of ideas. It bristles with intriguing thoughts about the realm of fiction, how one loves, issues of identity and questions concerning how one transfers a real-life incident into big-screen fiction. This is a film that can crawl inside your skin. show more

  • 30
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    Depressed and depressing drama.

  • 63
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    The fundamental problem with The Night Listener is the manner in which the boy, Pete, is depicted. Rory Culkin gets the tricky job of bringing the role to life, and he does it well, but it's still a trick. Or is it? show more

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