Directed by:
Jim JarmuschScreenplay:
Jim JarmuschCinematography:
Frederick ElmesComposer:
Tom WaitsCast:
Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Richard Boes, Isaach De Bankolé, Béatrice Dalle, Stéphane Boucher (more)VOD (4)
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Five cities. Five taxicabs. A multitude of strangers in the night. Jim Jarmusch assembled an extraordinary international cast of actors (including Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Beatrice Dalle, and Roberto Benigni) for this quintet of transitory tales of urban displacement and existential angst, all staged as encounters between cabbies and their fares. Spanning time zones, continents, and languages, Night on Earth winds its course through scenes of uproarious comedy, nocturnal poetry, and somber fatalism, set to a moody soundtrack by Tom Waits. Jarmusch’s lovingly askew view of humanity from the passenger seat makes for one of his most charming and beloved films, a freewheeling showcase for the cosmopolitan range of his imagination. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Gena Rowlands
USA
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Notebook (2004)
Winona Ryder
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Night on Earth (1991)
Armin Mueller-Stahl
German Empire
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Night on Earth (1991)
Shine (1996)
Giancarlo Esposito
Denmark
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Night on Earth (1991)
Rosie Perez
USA
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
All the Invisible Children (2005)
Richard Boes
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Dead Man (1995)
Down by Law (1986)
Isaach De Bankolé
Ivory Coast
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Casino Royale (2006)
Béatrice Dalle
France
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Betty Blue (1986)
You and the Night (2013)
Stéphane Boucher
France
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
The Fugitives (1986)
Roberto Benigni
Italy
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Night on Earth (1991)
Down by Law (1986)
Paolo Bonacelli
Italy
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Midnight Express (1978)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
Matti Pellonpää
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Kari Väänänen
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Sakari Kuosmanen
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Fallen Leaves (2023)
Pascal N'Zonzi
Congo
Best movies:
The Professional (1981)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Three Brothers (1995)
Emile Abossolo M'bo
Cameroon
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)
Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed (1989)
Lisanne Falk
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Heathers (1988)
Say Anything... (1989)
Grigoriy Melikbekyan
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Tomi Salmela
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Purge (2012)
The Winter War (1989)
Noël Kaufmann
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)