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The Vast of Night

There's something in the sky.

6.6(1,267)20191h 31m5

At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • small town
  • new mexico
  • basketball
  • ufo
  • tape recorder
  • radio show
  • phone call
  • 1950s
  • telephone switchboard operator
  • audio static

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSlamdance Film Festival26 Jan 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)Overlook Film Festival1 Jun 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)Fantastic Fest20 Sept 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)Beyond Fest30 Sept 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)PG-1315 May 2020
    • Digital / OTTPG-1329 May 2020
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival28 Jun 2019
  • CanadaCA

    • Premiere14AToronto International Film Festival12 Sept 2019
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT1229 May 2020
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTT12Prime Video3 Jul 2020
  • GermanyDE

    • Digital / OTT12Amazon Prime29 May 2020
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT12Amazon Prime29 May 2020
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereFesta del Cinema di Roma24 Oct 2019
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Digital / OTT141 Jun 2019
  • SingaporeSG

    • Digital / OTTPG13Amazon Prime Video29 May 2020
  • SpainES

    • Digital / OTT12Amazon Prime Video12 Jun 2020
  • SwedenSE

    • Digital / OTT151 Jun 2019

Frequently asked questions

The Vast of Night was released on 1 June 2019.

Audience reviews

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  • S

    SierraKiloBravo

    6/5/2020

    8/10

    Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/Sjqv6iKZTwc Growing up watching _The Twilight Zone_, _The X-Files_, and terrifying my childhood self by reading books about UFOs and aliens, its fair to say that I have a bit of a soft spot for a good story about what's in the skies above us. For this reason, the trailer for Amazon's _The Vast of Night_ caught my eye. Here's the official descrip…

  • T

    tmdb28039023

    8/28/2022

    6/10

    The Vast of Night (2020) is a spiritual successor to Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast. This film understands the power of the spoken word (its heroes are a late night DJ and a phone operator), and puts it to great use to tell a fascinating story that relies more on the viewer’s imagination than on visual effects. This is the rare low-budget ($700,000) sci-fi flick that doesn’t strive to mask its technical…

  • F

    For_What_It_Be

    5/9/2025

    A throwback to the radio plays of old. The title is perfect, as it sets the exact mood for viewing. With the modern world getting brighter and more interconnected with satellites filling the sky, true darkness is disappearing. This film takes us back to a time when a few unusual happenings can shift your entire world view, when what we know to be true, just ain't so. Things like this don't get made very o…

  • D

    deepkino

    8/8/2025

    7/10

    Opening with long mid-shots and seemingly unnecessary chatter, the film spends a few minutes delivering a kind of challenge along the lines of “Alright, let’s clear the floor of the kids and make room for real cinephiles—no need for unnecessary expectations!” Then, without almost a single dull moment or idle dialogue, it unfolds into one of the finest examples of contemporary independent cinema. In line with Taran…

  • G

    Gordon

    5/23/2026

    4/10

    So painfully boring. It took over 30 minutes to get to get to any kind of story, up until that point it was nothing but dialogue that didn't really set anything up. I got bored and lost all interest.

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