88 USA Today | Claudia Puig This unconventional psychological drama weaves a fascinating tale, and Collette and Williams give two of the summer's best performances. Read full review
75 Chicago Tribune | The pacing and staging of the later scenes could use a little more electricity and momentum, and a little less restraint. Yet The Night Listener keeps you watching. And listening. Read full review
75 ReelViews | James Berardinelli The Night Listener is by no means an example of perfect filmmaking, but it is the kind of movie that stays with you. Read full review
70 The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt Plays like an Alfred Hitchcock thriller but is nevertheless a movie of ideas. It bristles with intriguing thoughts about the realm of fiction, how one loves, issues of identity and questions concerning how one transfers a real-life incident into big-screen fiction. This is a film that can crawl inside your skin. Read full review