We haven’t had an IFC Midnight movie since 2022. What happened to this label?
What we have been able to figure out is that the movie industry is in the middle of a shift. That goes for theatrical releases, indies, and streaming. Each studio is experimenting with how to best get their products in front of audiences for maximum profit. The science behind that hasn’t been figured out yet, but with A24 and Neon’s recent titles doing well in theaters and on streaming, they might be leading the way for companies like IFC to succeed.
In an interview for IndieWire back in 2022, then-AMC Studios (which owns IFC and Shudder) president Dan McDermott had this to say.
“In these choppy waters of the media business, we are no different than Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, or Netflix,” said McDermott. “Everybody is dealing with this moment of reflection and correction in our business. We are smaller and more nimble, so we’ve been able to pivot really quickly. We are in a profit-making position. We’re having a very positive 2023 from a financial perspective and feel we continue to do so.”
That being said, we haven’t seen an IFC Midnight movie in a long time, and that is probably because the company is throwing all of its money behind Shudder originals. So, we thought we would take you down memory lane and showcase some of the best in IFC Midnight’s catalog.
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The Wretched (2020)
A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parents’ imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door.
Relic (2020)
A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family’s home.
The Devil’s Candy (2015)
A struggling painter’s possessed by dark forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas, in this creepy haunted-house tale.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Father and son coroners investigate the death of a beautiful Jane Doe.
Backcountry (2021)
An urban couple goes camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear.
Babadook (2014)
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children’s book titled “Mister Babadook” manifests in their home.
Julia’s Eyes (2010)
Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative sight disease, finds her blind sister Sara hung in a basement. Despite all signs pointing to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case.
High Lane (2009)
A group of friends decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The already dangerous adventure turns into horror when they realize they are not alone.
Human Centipede (2010)
A mad scientist kidnaps and mutilates a trio of tourists in order to reassemble them into a human centipede, created by stitching their mouths to each others’ rectums.
Antichrist (2009)
A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse
