When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
Directed by Robert Benton
murder
mistress
psychological thriller
multiple stabbings
psychiatrist
dream interpretation
dream logic
art auction
murder mystery
mystery woman
case review
repeating history
auction house
mistress of murdered man
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Cast
Roy Scheider
Doctor Sam Rice
Meryl Streep
Brooke Reynolds
Jessica Tandy
Grace Rice
Joe Grifasi
Joseph Vitucci
Sara Botsford
Gail Phillips
Josef Sommer
George Bynum
Irving Metzman
Murray Gordon
Larry Joshua
Mugger
Richmond Hoxie
Mr. Harris
John Bentley
Night Watchman
Crew
Robert Benton
Director
Robert Benton
Screenplay
John Kander
Original Music Composer
Bill Pankow
Editor
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
David Newman
Story
Robert Benton
Story
Kenneth Utt
Associate Producer
Kenneth Utt
Production Manager
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Albert Wolsky
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
20 reviews
The
7.0★ · 11/05/25
Knocking out watchlist stuff and turns out I started watching this at some point and didn’t finish. On a fresh watch, this is a classy thriller with a pretty cool dream sequence that’s otherwise maybe a little too staid to stand out. It’s very good but not a barn burner.
Knocking out watchlist stuff and turns out I started watching this at some point and didn’t finish. On a fresh watch, this is a classy thriller with a pretty cool dream sequence that’s otherwise maybe a little too staid to stand out. It’s very good but not a barn burner.
eryn
4.0★ · 10/24/25
having him be a freudian psychiatrist is an… interesting choice!
having him be a freudian psychiatrist is an… interesting choice!
Diogo Magalhães
4.0★ · 12/02/24
Because it is too focused on paying homage to some well known Hitchcock films and because the narrative tries to mirror the works it is inspired by, Still of the Night feels like a fan-fiction of the British director.
Because it is too focused on paying homage to some well known Hitchcock films and because the narrative tries to mirror the works it is inspired by, Still of the Night feels like a fan-fiction of the British director.
Isaac Howson
5.0★ · 11/28/24
Don’t know how you waste Meryl Streep but someone found a way.
Don’t know how you waste Meryl Streep but someone found a way.
Garon Cockrell
6.0★ · 09/16/15
Roy Schieder? Meryl Streep? Yes please. Interesting thriller, if not a little predictable. Meryl Streep is gorgeous in it and Roy Schieder is his Roy Schiederest. It’s not exactly groundbreaking or shocking but these two have a nice chemistry together. Worth a watch.
Roy Schieder? Meryl Streep? Yes please. Interesting thriller, if not a little predictable. Meryl Streep is gorgeous in it and Roy Schieder is his Roy Schiederest. It’s not exactly groundbreaking or shocking but these two have a nice chemistry together. Worth a watch.
