In the rain-slicked, neon-drenched underbelly of a sprawling metropolis, a single night holds a lifetime of secrets and danger in City of Night. Directed by Carl Franklin, this taut thriller plunges into the darkness with Mark Ruffalo as a weary but determined detective whose pursuit of a seemingly routine case unravels a complex web of corruption. As the hours tick down, he finds unlikely allies and formidable enemies, including figures portrayed by Barry Shabaka Henley and Joel Kramer, each with their own shadowy motivations. The atmospheric score by James Newton Howard underscores every tense moment as the detective’s investigation becomes a desperate race against time, forcing him to navigate a labyrinth of deceit where every corner turned reveals a deeper, more perilous truth. This is a story where the city itself is a character, pulsating with menace and mystery, and not everyone will survive until dawn.