6 Best Night Shift and Graveyard Shift Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 4, 2026

The strange hours of the night shift suit dark comedy and thrillers. Collateral has a cab driver taken hostage by a contract killer for one deadly night, Nightcrawler has a freelancer filming crime scenes, and End of Watch has two LAPD officers uncovering a cartel operation. Clerks, Night Shift and Taxi Driver round out the six.

Nightcrawler (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 95% Metacritic 76

A sociopathic freelancer builds a career filming increasingly staged crime-scene footage.

Directed by Dan Gilroy · 1h 58m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar46 wins & 126 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Sundance Now, Netflix Standard with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Collateral (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A cab driver is taken hostage by a contract killer for one long, deadly night across Los Angeles.

Directed by Michael Mann · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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End of Watch (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Two LAPD officers on patrol together uncover a dangerous cartel operation in South Central Los Angeles.

Directed by David Ayer · 1h 49m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, Sundance Now, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Clerks (1994)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 90% Metacritic 70

Kevin Smith's two convenience-store clerks bicker through one absurd, plotless day of customers.

Directed by Kevin Smith · 1h 32m · Rated R

7 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Essential · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Night Shift (1982)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A timid morgue attendant is talked into running a prostitution ring out of the city morgue at night.

Directed by Ron Howard · 1h 46m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Taxi Driver (1976)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 89% Metacritic 94

An alienated New York cabbie grows more isolated until it pushes him toward violence.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 1h 54m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars22 wins & 21 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Night Shift and Graveyard Shift Movies

Nightcrawler (2014)

Collateral (2004)

End of Watch (2012)

Clerks (1994)

Night Shift (1982)

Taxi Driver (1976)

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