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Set across five cities in a single night, this comedy drama unfolds through fleeting encounters between strangers.
Presented as a Jim Jarmusch double feature following Mystery Train. Book a Double Feature Pass here to see two movies for $30 Full / $25 Concession. Or to see a single film, book your ticket below at the regular ticket price.
Set over one night across Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome and Helsinki, Night on Earth follows a series of taxi rides linking strangers in fleeting, funny and unexpectedly revealing encounters, featuring Winona Ryder, Giancarlo Esposito, Béatrice Dalle and Roberto Benigni.
Night on Earth is a quiet study of coincidence, cultural difference and fleeting intimacy. Humour and melancholy exist in small moments, with the taxi acting as a temporary sanctuary where lives briefly intersect before drifting apart again.
‘This is a film about talk, talk, talk and what happens when people are thrown together for a short time in a closed space.’ — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun‑Times
Arc Cinema
We are situated in the heart of Canberra on McCoy Circuit, Acton, between the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and the grounds of the Australian National University. Just a 10-minute walk from the city and state bus interchanges.