The Night Listener
“You never know who's listening.”
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
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Cast
15 people
Patrick Stettner Director · Armistead Maupin Author Terry Anderson Author
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $4M · United States release August 4, 2006
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,639,686
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
IFC Films
Production
Fortissimo Films
Production
Hart-Sharp Entertainment
Production
Miramax
Studio · Production
Netherlands · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 21, 2006
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · August 4, 2006
Theatrical
Australia
March 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 4, 2007 · Theatrical
Canada
August 3, 2006 · Theatrical
Finland
January 9, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Germany
February 12, 2006 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
February 12, 2006 · Theatrical
October 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Greece
May 1, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
February 12, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
December 27, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
September 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Israel
September 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
January 11, 2007 · Theatrical
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 14, 2006 · Premiere · Morelia Film Festival
November 30, 2006 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 15, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Poland
February 8, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 7, 2006 · Theatrical
Russia
March 5, 2008 · TV
Singapore
September 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 26, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Türkiye
October 5, 2006 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 18, 2006 · Physical
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