Still of the Night (film)

Still of the Night is a 1982 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Robert Benton, starring Roy Scheider and Meryl Streep. The film follows a psychiatrist, Sam Rice (Scheider), who becomes entangled in the murder of one of his patients. As he investigates, he becomes romantically involved with Brooke Reynolds (Streep), a woman connected to the deceased, leading him to question her role in the crime and blurring the lines between professional distance and personal obsession. The film explores themes of paranoia, deception, and the unreliable nature of perception. Its stylistic elements, including Hitchcockian suspense and a focus on the psychology of its characters, draw comparisons to classic films of the genre. The screenplay was written by Robert Benton and David Newman.