The Overnighters
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Cast
Jay Reinke Andrea Reinke Alan Mezo Shelly Schultz Keegan Edwards Michael Batten
Credits
Written by: 
Jesse Moss
Plot
Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.
Sinekatalog’s take
A pastor opens his church to desperate men flocking to the oil fields, and the documentary slowly reveals the cost of his generosity. It starts as a social portrait and deepens into something more complicated and unsettling. Essential viewing for those who like nonfiction with real moral ambiguity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (2,656 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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