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Nightbitch is an American comedy-horror film directed, written, and co-produced by Marielle Heller and is based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Yoder. The film stars Amy Adams and Scoot McNairy.

Synopsis[]

An overworked stay at home mom tries to turn her life around. Instead, she starts to suspect that she is turning into a dog every night.

Cast[]

  • Amy Adams as Mother
    • Michaela Baham as Young Mother
  • Scoot McNairy as Mother's Husband
  • Arleigh Patrick Snowden
  • Emmett James Snowden
  • Zoe Chao as Jen
  • Mary Holland
  • Ella Thomas as Naya
  • Archana Rajan as Liz
  • Jessica Harper as Norma
  • Garrett C. Phillips
  • Kerry O'Malley as Mother's Mother

Reception[]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 178 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's consensus reads: "As far as adaptations go, Nightbitch packs more bark than bite as the stellar Amy Adams takes on motherhood and the neighborhood in a rather conventional romp."[1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 56 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[2]

Video[]

Trivia[]

  • The film shares many commonalities with The Shaggy Dog. This is fitting due to Searchlight Pictures' parent company having produced the original Shaggy Dog films.

References[]

  1. "Nightbitch". Rotten Tomatoes.
  2. "Nightbitch". Metacritic.

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