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12 Hour Shift
2020 88 min United States of America 12+
★6.4
Comedy, Crime, Horror
Director: Brea Grant
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Description
It's 1999 and over the course of one 12-hour shift at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin and a group of black market organ-trading criminals start a heist that could lead to their collective demise.
US Gross:
$6,820
Starring
Angela Bettis
Actor
Julianne Dowler
Actor
Tom DeTrinis
Actor
Awards
1 win & 4 nominations total
Key opinion
12 Hour Shift is a chaotic, unapologetic black comedy that leans into the B-movie aesthetic of a midnight spectacle. While it succeeds as a frenetic and bloody exercise in dark humor, it prioritizes stylized anarchy over narrative depth or complexity.
| Originality | The film successfully captures the energetic, cynical spirit of a grindhouse-style black comedy. | |
| Screenplay | The script leans heavily into razor-sharp, dark humor and chaotic narrative escalation. | |
| Theme | The narrative prioritizes visceral, bloody entertainment, leading to a noticeable lack of thematic depth or serious subtext. | |
| Pacing | The experience is divided between those who appreciate the frantic, B-movie spectacle and those who find the shallow plotting and aggressive tone off-putting. |