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Nightbooks
Sign in to saveNightbooks is a 2021 American dark fantasy film directed by David Yarovesky from a screenplay by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis, based on the 2018 children's book by J. A. White. The film stars Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, and Krysten Ritter. Nightbooks was released on Netflix on September 15, 2021.
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6.1Alex, 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.
Cast
- Winslow Fegley as Alex
- Lidya Jewett as Yasmin
- Krysten Ritter as Natacha
- Jill Frappier as Grizelda
- Neil Emmanuel Lu as Joshua
- Jess Brown as Mom
Themes
- witch
- cat
- held captive
- child protagonist
- scary stories
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Nightbooks
- Film.image
- Nightbooks film poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Release poster
- Film.director
- David Yarovesky
- Film.cinematography
- Robert McLachlan
- Film.editing
- Peter Gvozdas
- Film.music
- Michael Abels
- Film.distributor
- Netflix
- Film.runtime
- 103 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
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Nightbooks is a 2021 American dark fantasy film directed by David Yarovesky from a screenplay by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis, based on the 2018 children's book by J. A. White. The film stars Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, and Krysten Ritter. Nightbooks was released on Netflix on September 15, 2021.
==Plot== Alex Mosher, a young boy from Brooklyn, New York City, overhears his parents talking about how worried they are about his preoccupation with writing scary stories and their fear of how he will react to a recent incident. Screaming in pain, Alex trashes his room, grabs his "Nightbooks" and takes the elevator to the basement, planning to burn them in the furnace.
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