‘Late Night With the Devil’ becomes the most ACCLAIMED horror of 2024 by audiences on Rotten Tomatoes

The new horror film ‘Late Night With the Devil’ (Late Night with the Devil – free translation) became the most acclaimed of its kind this year at the Rotten Tomatoeswith approval from 97% by critics.

The film premiered on Rotten Tomatoes with 100% approval in 38 reviews, and although it had a small drop after its initial release, it maintained an excellent approval rating 97%based on 117 reviews.

As for the public, the film garners a great 83% approval with more than 100 comments. It is worth mentioning that recently the film won US$666 thousand at the US box office. Production ended the first weekend with solid results US$2.8 million collected in the country.

We have separated excerpts from the main criticisms:

“The unexpected mix between the silly tone of a vintage television show and an ‘The Exorcist’-style demonic possession sets the film apart from other productions in the genre.” (Variety)

“’Late Night with the Devil’ manages to explore several fun ideas through its premise and its story works very well as a metaphor for the price of success.” (Austin Chronicle)

“A brilliant vision for a mockumentary, which manages to explore its full potential without instantly jumping into horror.” (Inverse)

“This film has all the ingredients to be one of the best horror films of the year, giving directors Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes the spotlight they so richly deserve.” (AWJF.com)

“David Dastmalchian is excellent. He manages to dominate the film by finding the right balance between smarmy and charismatic that dominated 70s culture.” (RogerEbert.com)

“Demoniacally fun.” (ScreenHub)

“’Late Night with the Devil’ is not only an excellent horror film that brings chaos to its narrative conclusion, but it also successfully captures the experience of watching this chaos unfold on television in real time.” (The Gate)

Set in 1977, the plot revolves around a live television broadcast that goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil on screens across the country.

Remember the trailer:

Colin It is Cameron Cairnes are responsible for management.

The cast also has David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig It is Josh Quong Tar.

The film will be released by Shudder at the April 19th.