---
title: 'Night on Earth (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim Jarmusch'
released: '1991-12-12'
runtime_minutes: 123
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-on-earth-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102536/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Night on Earth (1991)

1991 · R · 123 min · Drama, Comedy · Germany, United Kingdom, France, United States, Japan


## Synopsis

Night on Earth is a 1991 comedy-drama anthology film written, produced, and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It is a collection of five vignettes that take place roughly simultaneously on the same night, concerning the temporary bond formed between taxi driver and passenger in five cities: Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch)
- **Screenplay:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch)
- **Producer:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tom Waits](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-waits)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frederick Elmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-elmes)
- **Editor:** [Jay Rabinowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-rabinowitz)

## Cast

- [Armin Mueller-Stahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-mueller-stahl)
- [Lisanne Falk](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisanne-falk)
- [Tomi Salmela](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomi-salmela)
- [Emile Abossolo M'Bo](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-abossolo-m-bo)
- [Winona Ryder](https://cinepixo.com/people/winona-ryder)
- [Béatrice Dalle](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatrice-dalle)
- [Gena Rowlands](https://cinepixo.com/people/gena-rowlands)
- [Pascal Nzonzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascal-nzonzi)
- [Stéphane Boucher](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-boucher)
- [Isaach de Bankolé](https://cinepixo.com/people/isaach-de-bankole)
- [Giancarlo Esposito](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-esposito)
- [Rosie Perez](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosie-perez)
- [Matti Pellonpää](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-pellonpaa)
- [Eija Vilpas](https://cinepixo.com/people/eija-vilpas)
- [Kari Väänänen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kari-vaananen)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-on-earth-1991
Film facts: Wikidata (Q506279); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.