Latest Movie Reviews: Midnight Family

Midnight Family is a gripping dark crime documentary movie that was produced in 2019. It won about 24 awards and nominated for 22 others.

The plot follows the Ochoa family who runs a private ambulance in Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, competing with other for-profit EMTs for patients in need of urgent help, while struggling to keep their financial needs from compromising the people in their care.

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Info & Cast

Rating: NR

Genre: Documentary

Directed By: Luke Lorentzen

Written By: Luke Lorentzen

Director: Luke Lorentzen

Editor: Luke Lorentzen

Music composed by: Los Shajatos

Produced By: Kellen Quinn

In Theaters: Dec 6, 2019 Limited

Runtime: 81 minutes

Country: Mexico

Language: Spanish

Cast

Fer Ochoa as Himself

Josue Ochoa as Himself

Juan Ochoa as Himself

Critic

It scored 98% from Rotten Tomatoes, 7.6/10 from IMDb, and 82% from Metacritic, while 88% google users like it.

One of the most trusted measurements of quality for Movies & TV, Rotten Tomatoes’s critical consensus reads, “As narratively urgent as it is technically well-crafted, Midnight Family offers an enthralling and disquieting glimpse of healthcare in modern Mexico.”.

Furthermore, the movie received many positive reviews from the press and news websites, including the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Indiewire.

"Outstanding... Fantastically shot by the director Luke Lorentzen, the documentary develops an urgency that suits the life-or-death stakes onscreen. By turns terrifying and exhilarating, “Midnight Family” unfolds with such velocity that it may take a while for your ethical doubts to catch up to what’s happening. When they do, they leave you gasping." – New York Times Critics’ Pick

"A deft mix of big-picture doc-making and intimate moments... not to mention a wild—and remarkably eye-opening—ride.” –  Rolling Stone

"An intimate verite documentary... the Ochoas emerge as fascinating embodiments of a country working overtime to correct its shortcomings and keep the lights on. This bracing U.S. competition documentary is poised to provide a personal window into the fast-paced mayhem of Mexico after dark.” – Indiewire