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Hot Summer Nights

Hot Summer Nights

Drama · Crime · 2018

In 1991, a sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod, getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying, and eventually realizing that he's in way over his head.

Movie details

Hot Summer Nights

“One summer can change everything.”

2018 Drama · Crime 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

In 1991, a sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod, getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying, and eventually realizing that he's in way over his head.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Elijah Bynum

Written by

Elijah Bynum

Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet

Daniel Middleton

Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe

McKayla Strawberry

Alex Roe

Alex Roe

Hunter Strawberry

Maia Mitchell

Maia Mitchell

Amy Calhoun

Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane

Sergeant Calhoun

Emory Cohen

Emory Cohen

Dex

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Shep

Court is in session

Put Hot Summer Nights on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.