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Nightbooks

Name: Nightbooks
Director: David Yarovesky
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Family
Released: 2021-09-15
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, Krysten Ritter, Jill Frappier, Neil Emmanuel Lu

2021 · 1h 41m · Fantasy, Horror, Family

IMDb 5.8 Metacritic 65 RT 90%

If you've got kids who love a good scare or you're in the mood for dark fantasy that doesn't take itself too seriously, Nightbooks is a genuinely clever premise with visual style to match—watch it tonight. Director David Bowers knows how to balance creepy atmosphere with heart, and a witch trapping a story-obsessed kid in a magical NYC apartment is the kind of twisted fun that actually delivers.

Plot

Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.

Director: David Yarovesky

Cast: Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, Krysten Ritter, Jill Frappier, Neil Emmanuel Lu

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