The Overnighters 2014 Watch Full Movie in HD

Keegan Edwards

Jay Reinke

Jesse Moss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Has been described as a 21st-century 'The Grapes of Wrath,' but its plot twists are of the type that might have caused Tom Joad to hightail it back to Oklahoma.

January 29, 2015

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indieWire

While initially a gentle interrogation of Christian dogma, The Overnighters expands to a larger investigation of altruism and its roots in private psychologies.

January 05, 2015

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The Film Stage

It's about humanity: our paranoia, fear, and stubbornness to evolve into a species where peace could ever be a viable reality.

February 26, 2016

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Chicago Reader

The movie might seem like just another liberal do-gooder profile, yet a shocker ending throws new and disturbing light on the situation, amplifying the Christian themes at the heart of the story.

November 13, 2014

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Decent Films Guide

An existentially probing documentary with more layers than a twisty Hollywood thriller, at turns inspiring, challenging, sobering and finally devastating.

February 25, 2015

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ColeSmithey.com

One of the most potent examples of cinéma vérité to arrive in recent years, Jesse Moss's "The Overnighters" transcends the genre with a multifaceted examination of complex social issues facing the town of Williston, North Dakota.

February 26, 2015

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The Arts Desk

In The Overnighters documentarist Jesse Moss found his story and pursued it with remarkable empathy, all in the best traditions of the genre.

January 05, 2015

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Laramie Movie Scope

This story, touching many social issues, is told on a very personal level. There is an extraordinary revelation near the end of the film. It is as if it was written by a great screenwriter, but instead, it is real life. Amazing.

January 19, 2015

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Chicago Tribune

So much of "The Overnighters" tells all sorts of truths, and Moss earned the trust of his subjects, whatever they might think of the result.

November 13, 2014

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Detroit News

It develops into a study of obsession, hypocrisy, righteousness and self-doubt, questioning motive and then gob-smacking the audience with the wholly unexpected.

January 05, 2015

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Denver Post

Moss uses images of drill towers or blistering flame as visual metaphors for other things transpiring on screen: the fracturing of a family, the heated fury that comes with a sense of betrayal.

December 19, 2014

Washington Post

"The Overnighters" is commendable for many reasons, not the least of which is the way it allows complex issues to remain complex. There is a clear conflict between the pastor and the town, but there's no good vs. evil.

November 13, 2014

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