Overview

• Night Always Comes debuted on Netflix on August 15 and quickly ascended to the Top 10 Global Movies list, reaching No. 1 per FlixPatrol data.
• Rotten Tomatoes aggregated a 50% critic score and a 46% audience score for the film, marking it among Vanessa Kirby’s lowest-rated releases.
• Critics and entertainment outlets have singled out Vanessa Kirby’s performance as the film’s standout element despite criticism of its narrative execution.
• Director Benjamin Caron adapted Willy Vlautin’s novel by amplifying cinematic immediacy and positioning Portland as a narrative character, according to his remarks to Tudum.
• The film’s release coincided with Kirby’s roles in Fantastic Four: The First Steps in theaters and Hobbs & Shaw on Netflix, a scheduling move credited with boosting viewership.