65
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Paste MagazineTara BennettPaste MagazineTara BennettBy story’s end, I was happy to spend time in this original story that treats younger audiences, and the horror genre, with respect.
- 70VarietyScott TobiasVarietyScott TobiasIts whimsical touches, along with a reverence for creative young minds, gives the film a warmth that counterbalances its shocks.
- 70The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanThe New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanIts devotion to frights makes it memorable.
- 60IGNMatt FowlerIGNMatt FowlerKrysten Ritter, along with Winslow Fegley and Lidya Jewett, provide enough pizazz to keep Nightbooks afloat, creating an engaging supernatural hostage scenario.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThrowing a lot of production design at the limp stories within this recycled tale doesn’t make it look or play scary. It just makes it loud and expensive looking.