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Shows like The Night Of

Not everyone loves The Night Of for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Night Of

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like hours spent on one night and all its paperwork.

  2. You like watching a case close slowly around someone.

  3. You watch for one performance. John Turturro's lawyer takes the case in sandals, scratching his eczema.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Making a Murderer2015

    • hours spent on one night and all its paperwork

    Good for you if you like a case followed over ten years, hearing by hearing.

  • Nocturnal Animals2016

    • watching a case close slowly around someone

    Good for you if you like a roadside scene that's hard to breathe through.

  • Defending Jacob2020

    • watching a case close slowly around someone

    Good for you if you like a case that tightens with every hearing.

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999

    • you watch for one performance. John Turturro's lawyer takes the case in sandals, scratching his eczema

    Good for you if you like Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson, there for every victim.

  • Mare of Easttown2021

    • you watch for one performance. John Turturro's lawyer takes the case in sandals, scratching his eczema

    Good for you if you like Kate Winslet as a tired, stubborn local cop.

  • The Act2019

    • watching a case close slowly around someone
    • you watch for one performance. John Turturro's lawyer takes the case in sandals, scratching his eczema

    Good for you if you like Joey King and Patricia Arquette in a mother-daughter story.

  • Mystic River2003

    • you watch for one performance. John Turturro's lawyer takes the case in sandals, scratching his eczema

    Good for you if you like raw, powerful acting.

  • MINDHUNTER2017

    • hours spent on one night and all its paperwork

    Good for you if you like a slow, quiet build more than action.

  • How to Get Away with Murder2014

    • watching a case close slowly around someone
    • you watch for one performance. John Turturro's lawyer takes the case in sandals, scratching his eczema

    Good for you if you like Viola Davis as Annalise Keating.

  • Your Honor2020

    • watching a case close slowly around someone
    • you watch for one performance. John Turturro's lawyer takes the case in sandals, scratching his eczema

    Good for you if you like watching one lie force the next one.

  • Hannibal2013

    • watching a case close slowly around someone
    • you watch for one performance. John Turturro's lawyer takes the case in sandals, scratching his eczema

    Good for you if you can't take your eyes off Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter.

  • The Wire2002

    • hours spent on one night and all its paperwork

    Good for you if you like a case built patiently over a whole season.

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