Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Play trailer Poster for Long Day's Journey Into Night 1962 2h 54m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
95% Tomatometer 19 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A quiet Connecticut vacation home is the backdrop for domestic decline. Sensitive son Edmund (Dean Stockwell) returns home from spending time at sea to a family in a state of collapse. His father (Ralph Richardson) is an alcoholic miser. His mother, Mary (Katharine Hepburn), is addicted to morphine. Meanwhile, brother Jamie (Jason Robards) is aggressive and unstable. As Edmund and his brother clash over how to help their mother, she becomes increasingly concerned about Edmund's worsening health.
Watch on Fandango Stream Now

Where to Watch

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Critics Reviews

View More
Adam Kempenaar Filmspotting Aug 9, 2024
4/5
You can say you don’t like Lumet’s cinematic choices; you just can’t say he didn’t make any cinematic choices. They abound - and at times astound - in this adaptation. Go to Full Review Ed Potton The Times (UK) Mar 24, 2020
4/5
The result is inevitably a bit stagey, especially Hepburn's more histrionic moments. Yet the psychological insight is acute, the tone searingly dark. Go to Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times May 20, 2003
3.5/5
For what they have set out to do, Mr. Lumet and the producer, Ely Landau, have given us a fine, fair picture of a tough and maybe tedious O'Neill play. Go to Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Aug 1, 2024
2.5/4
...does little to disguise the fact that it’s based on the Eugene O’Neill play. Go to Full Review Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine Aug 1, 2019
Sidney Lumet has given us a superb cinematic translation of the only American play to which the much-abused adjective "great" can seriously be applied. Go to Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Aug 15, 2011
3.5/4
An adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's legendary play results in a stage-bound production lifted by grand performances, including the delightful Katharine Hepburn. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Jacob B @RT48293763 Sep 8, 2025 Eugene O'Neill’s plays don’t spring to mind as material that demand cinematic adaptation. However, the director did somehow manage to make this, arguably his best play, come as close as possible to being cinematic (I wish Ingmar Bergman could’ve adapted this; it’s definitely more his style of material) . Even if the film feels a little stagnant and stage bound, the performances of Sir Ralph Richardson and Katherine Hepburn (eschewing her famous mannered acting style finally) and Jason Robards are master classes in acting. See more Blobbo X @Blobbo Oct 13, 2023 Listening to a 3 hour long family argument plus drug addiction, tuberculosis. Fun times! See more W. W. W @Witt2k9 Jun 12, 2023 It's a filmed play, no new dimentions explored except the stage play itself. But, the performances of the cast are outstanding. See more j f @LiberteBurrows Jun 9, 2023 I love this play. I prefer the 1987 production, but Katharine Hepburn alone is worth it. See more steve d @RT35616104 Jul 19, 2020 Way too dark and melodramatic for me. See more andy f @RT81936104 Nov 10, 2017 Another masterpiece from Sidney Lumet. A family with addictions descend into dark territory as a day progresses into night. Utterly mesmerising, only Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf possibly beats this for the dark humour and drink sodden atmosphere. Four world renowned actors at the very top of their game. See more Read all reviews
Long Day's Journey Into Night

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Sidney Lumet

Director

Katharine Hepburn

Mary Tyrone

Ralph Richardson

James Tyrone

Jason Robards

Jamie Tyrone

Dean Stockwell

Edmund Tyrone

Jeanne Barr

Kathleen

More Like This

View All
A View From the Bridge 80% 67% A View From the Bridge Watchlist The Pawnbroker 88% 87% The Pawnbroker Watchlist The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 80% 87% The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Watchlist David and Lisa 85% 79% David and Lisa Watchlist The Hill 75% 92% The Hill Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A quiet Connecticut vacation home is the backdrop for domestic decline. Sensitive son Edmund (Dean Stockwell) returns home from spending time at sea to a family in a state of collapse. His father (Ralph Richardson) is an alcoholic miser. His mother, Mary (Katharine Hepburn), is addicted to morphine. Meanwhile, brother Jamie (Jason Robards) is aggressive and unstable. As Edmund and his brother clash over how to help their mother, she becomes increasingly concerned about Edmund's worsening health.
Director
Sidney Lumet
Producer
Ely Landau, Jack J. Dreyfus Jr.
Production Co
First Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 6, 2018
Runtime
2h 54m
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings