The metropolis is a living and breathing organism. Every street and alleyway has their own story to tell, and what better narrator to bring to life the tales of these city dwellers than the cab drivers- those all-seeing, all-hearing, all-knowing guardians of the highways and byways? Each consecutive segment of Jim Jarmusch's anthology feels like a film of its own- showcasing different parts of the world and how vastly different each one is. Their dialogue-driven stories chip away at each of these participants, offering an insight that doesn't betray a full-blown connection, but we feel nonetheless grateful to have shared the night with them through fleeting conversation.

Comedy and drama are mixed ever so evenly, creating that adequate balance that…

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It's clear that I haven't watched enough Jarmusch yet. Night on Earth is one of the most enjoyable cinematic experiences I've ever had and that only comes from one thing: it's unbridled realism. Yes, there are some overtly expressive characters in here and some ridiculous cases of black humor but I feel (feel, as this is only my second Jarmusch) that this is exactly the thing that makes his films so worthwhile.

My only other experience with his cinema was his 2014 feature Only Lovers Left Alive, a bleak interpretation of the vampire myth, that lives on its humane undertone in these inexplicable creatures. With Night on Earth this is…

Night on Earth surpassed my expectations. I always love character studies and this is like having five, mini-character studies in one film. Each segment as good as the last.

We are taken to Los Angeles, NYC, Paris, Rome and Helsinki. Each story has it's own personality, much like the individual person driving the taxi, the individuals as passengers and the city themselves are given a perfect opportunity to show their individual personalities too, through the people who live and work there and not to mention the beautiful shots captured on film, city landscapes from the hood of the car and wide shots of the city itself.

Jim Jarmusch did a wonderful job filming each city too, the audience feels as…

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I started Jim Jarmusch's filmography with Down By Law, and that film left me kind of disappointed due to it's emotionless atmosphere and lack of drive during the first half of the film. Though left underwhelmed, I still had faith on Jarmusch as there is something about his style and storytelling that makes me want to come back for more. I came into Night on Earth with small expectations and surprisingly, it succeeded in surpassing it and delivered an experience I wouldn't forget.

The film doesn't feature a plot or a even a clear connection or similarities between each of the five storylines, aside from the fact…

I like this film. It's a good film. I like that Jarmusch has used subtitles rather than making everyone speak English. I like the attention to detail in the characters, and the idea that he must have sat in the back of a taxi, thinking, 'what would a blind person see here?' in order to come up with that thing about the sign. I like that all the characters are likeable but not too likeable. This film is overall a positive thing. However, I think it knows it is a positive thing, and so I do want to put it in its place a little bit, because it isn't perfect, and I think it's easy to overlook that just because…

"Look, I don't care if you're green or blue like a carrot! For me the word color doesn't mean anything. I feel colors... but you'd never understand that!"

5 different stories about 5 different taxi drivers situated in 5 different cities.

This is easily my favourite film by Jim Jarmusch, plainly cause its original and remarkably creative.
Briliantly Sophisticated and really well written, each story is different from the other, some uphold moral values with a slice of life and others are pure comedy gold. This film still possess the slow paced tone that Jim is well known for and the direction in this film is memorable. The screenplay is fantastic, every dialogue was realistic. Loved Tom Waits score for…

The metropolis is a living and breathing organism. Every street and alleyway has their own story to tell, and what better narrator to bring to life the tales of these city dwellers than the cab drivers- those all-seeing, all-hearing, all-knowing guardians of the highways and byways? Each consecutive segment of Jim Jarmusch's anthology feels like a film of its own- showcasing different parts of the world and how vastly different each one is. Their dialogue-driven stories chip away at each of these participants, offering an insight that doesn't betray a full-blown connection, but we feel nonetheless grateful to have shared the night with them through fleeting conversation.

Comedy and drama are mixed ever so evenly, creating that adequate balance that…