# All Night Wrong (film)
**All Night Wrong** is a 2026 comedy film directed and produced by Jason James and written by Jason Filiatrault, in which a blind date between a cowardly husband and a heartbroken widow spirals into a night involving a killer's car, a dead body, and $40,000 in cash.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986) • [2](https://www.productionlist.com/production/all-night-wrong) It is a Canada–United Kingdom co-production starring [Maria Bakalova](https://www.edgepedia.org/maria-bakalova), Zach Cherry, Tyler Labine, and [Emily Hampshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/emily-hampshire).[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986) • [3](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/maria-bakalova-comedy-movie-night-174206191.html) The film premiered at SXSW London on June 2, 2026, and was released in the United States on August 14, 2026, in limited theaters and on video on demand.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/releaseinfo/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / writer | Jason James (director and producer); Jason Filiatrault (screenwriter)[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986) |
| Lead cast | Maria Bakalova as Ell, Zach Cherry as Gary, Tyler Labine as Burke, Emily Hampshire as Laura, Ryan Beil as Toby[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986) • [5](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/all-night-wrong/umc.cmc.49ijvip5x4d1l7equxamk6j4u) |
| Genre | Comedy, with crime, mystery, romance, and thriller elements[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986) |
| Premiere | SXSW London, June 2, 2026 (world premiere)[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/releaseinfo/) |
| US release | August 14, 2026, limited theatrical and simultaneous VOD[6](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/All-Night-Wrong-%282026-Canada%29) |
| Runtime | 91 minutes[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986) |
| Filming | British Columbia, Canada, November 12 to December 6, 2024[7](https://ubcpactra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/29NOV24-ACTIVE-FILM-TV-PRODUCTIONS.pdf) |
| IMDb rating | 4.9/10 from about 497 votes[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Gary (Zach Cherry) and Ell (Maria Bakalova) meet through a dating app and take their exchange into real life, ending up at a roadside motel for what they expect to be a one-night stand.[8](https://sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/all-night-wrong-46d72533) Instead, they wind up stealing a killer's car along with a dead body and $40,000 in cash.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986) Too compromised to call the police, the two decide to handle the situation themselves; they bury the dead man and try to cover up the crime, but a dying wish and a cryptic clue on a camera memory card send them chasing a trail of blackmail, betrayal, and lost love before the night's true villain is revealed.[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_night_wrong) • [10](https://www.pennyblackmedia.com/catalogue/all-night-wrong/) Tyler Labine plays Burke, the killer who has murdered the motel manager Toby (Ryan Beil) and assumed his identity.[5](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/all-night-wrong/umc.cmc.49ijvip5x4d1l7equxamk6j4u) • [11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/news/)
James described the film as a mashup of neo-noir and romantic comedy, naming [Alfred Hitchcock](https://www.edgepedia.org/alfred-hitchcock)'s *North by Northwest* and [Billy Wilder](https://www.edgepedia.org/billy-wilder)'s *The Apartment* as touchstones, and called it an anti-romantic comedy in which two people who should not be together form an unlikely bond over one insane night.[12](https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/byron-kopman-and-jason-james-all-night-wrong/)
## Production
Tyler Labine joined the cast in October 2024, with cameras rolling in the Columbia Valley region of [British Columbia](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-columbia).[3](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/maria-bakalova-comedy-movie-night-174206191.html) Principal photography ran from November 12 to December 6, 2024, with Amber Ripley as production manager, Jason James directing, and Angela Demo casting.[7](https://ubcpactra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/29NOV24-ACTIVE-FILM-TV-PRODUCTIONS.pdf) A regional district document lists the film's budget as $3,500,000 and notes it was shot in Radium in 2024.[13](https://www.rdck.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Area-D-Lardeau-2025-ReDi-Submissions.pdf)
**Night shooting.** Because the story takes place over a single night, the crew shot a month of nights, working from 7 pm to 7 am in winter conditions of -10 degrees with snow in the British Columbia mountains.[12](https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/byron-kopman-and-jason-james-all-night-wrong/) Cinematographer Byron Kopman used two Sony Venice 2 cameras chosen for low light, paired with Cooke 2x anamorphic lenses, with lighting predominantly from ARRI S360-Cs and Nanlux 5000s controlled from an iPad.[12](https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/byron-kopman-and-jason-james-all-night-wrong/) James noted that shooting in small towns removed curfew limits and allowed street closures and stunts on the highway.[12](https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/byron-kopman-and-jason-james-all-night-wrong/)
The crew also included composer Adiescar Chase, editor Jim Hampton (with Christopher J. Watson credited as co-editor at SXSW London), production designer Tiana P. Gordon, and costume designer Matea Pasarić.[14](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/fullcredits/) • [8](https://sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/all-night-wrong-46d72533) Producers were Jason James, Amber Ripley, and Richard Kondal, with Sara Shaak of Anamorphic Media overseeing finance as executive producer.[3](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/maria-bakalova-comedy-movie-night-174206191.html)
## Release
All Night Wrong had its world premiere at SXSW London on June 2, 2026, as a headline presentation, with a second screening on June 3.[8](https://sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/all-night-wrong-46d72533) • [11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/news/) It was released in the United States on August 14, 2026, in limited theaters by VRC with a simultaneous video-on-demand release by Vertical Entertainment.[6](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/All-Night-Wrong-%282026-Canada%29) Mongrel Media distributed in Canada, Splendid Film in Germany, and Knightcap Pictures in Australia.[15](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/companycredits/) In British Columbia the film was classified 14 Accompaniment on July 7, 2026, with advisories for coarse language and violence; classifiers cited approximately 120 instances of coarse or sexual language and several scenes of violence.[16](https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/motion-picture-ratings/classification-details/?cpbc_id=628280)
## Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film had eight critic reviews at the time of reporting, with fewer than 50 audience ratings.[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_night_wrong) Reviews were mixed. Shannon Connellan of Mashable praised the leads, writing that Cherry brings flustered good intentions to Gary while Bakalova shines as "live a little" chaos.[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_night_wrong) Chris Knight of Original Cin gave it a C+, calling it "adequate but never quite great" while noting the two leads do their best, and Andrew Parker of The Gate gave it 5/10, writing that something is always off about the execution.[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_night_wrong) On IMDb the film held a rating of 4.9/10 from about 497 votes.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986)
## References
1. [All Night Wrong (2026), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986)
2. [All Night Wrong, Production List](https://www.productionlist.com/production/all-night-wrong)
3. [Maria Bakalova Comedy Movie 'All Night Wrong' Adds Tyler Labine, Deadline via Yahoo Entertainment](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/maria-bakalova-comedy-movie-night-174206191.html)
4. [All Night Wrong (2026) - Release info, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/releaseinfo/)
5. [All Night Wrong, Apple TV (Canada)](https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/all-night-wrong/umc.cmc.49ijvip5x4d1l7equxamk6j4u)
6. [All Night Wrong (2026) - Box Office and Financial Information, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/All-Night-Wrong-%282026-Canada%29)
7. [Active Productions, UBCP ACTRA (November 2024)](https://ubcpactra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/29NOV24-ACTIVE-FILM-TV-PRODUCTIONS.pdf)
8. [All Night Wrong, SXSW London 2026 Films](https://sxswlondon.com/film-and-tv/all-night-wrong-46d72533)
9. [All Night Wrong, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_night_wrong)
10. [All Night Wrong, Penny Black Media catalogue](https://www.pennyblackmedia.com/catalogue/all-night-wrong/)
11. [All Night Wrong (2026) - News, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/news/)
12. [Byron Kopman and Jason James / All Night Wrong, British Cinematographer](https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/byron-kopman-and-jason-james-all-night-wrong/)
13. [Area D Lardeau 2025 ReDi Submissions, Regional District of Central Kootenay](https://www.rdck.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Area-D-Lardeau-2025-ReDi-Submissions.pdf)
14. [All Night Wrong (2026) - Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/fullcredits/)
15. [All Night Wrong (2026) - Company credits, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18316986/companycredits/)
16. [All Night Wrong - Classification details, Consumer Protection BC](https://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/motion-picture-ratings/classification-details/?cpbc_id=628280)
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