Night Shift

Rebeca, a young nurse who left an abusive relationship, takes a night shift job at a small hospital hoping for a fresh start. Night after night the ward grows stranger, and a ghostly figure of a former nurse begins to appear, unsettling patients and staff. Rebeca starts to notice connections between the apparition and the hospital's past, while her own memories and fears make it hard to tell what is real. The film stays close to her routines, following late paperwork, quiet checks on patients, and the small tensions that build into something darker, without giving away how the mystery will resolve.

Night Shift was released in 2024, directed by Rigoberto Castañeda and led by Paulina Gaitán, Tony Dalton, and Patricia Reyes Spíndola. Shot in Mexico, the film favors tight, character-focused storytelling and moody production design over spectacle.

Although still recent, the movie has sparked conversation among horror fans for centering a survivor as the protagonist and connecting domestic violence themes to supernatural unease. Images of empty wards, long corridors, and shadowed stairwells have circulated on social feeds, prompting discussion about how personal trauma can shape the way characters respond to uncanny events.

Critical and audience response has been mixed-to-positive, with a vote average of 6.362/10 from 178 users. Viewers have highlighted Paulina Gaitán's restrained performance and the film's oppressive, nocturnal atmosphere, while some critics called attention to slower pacing and a preference for mood over explanation. Major themes include survival after abuse, institutional silence, and the ways memory and place can trap a person.

The film had a modest theatrical run, appearing at select festivals and in limited markets before broader availability on streaming platforms. That release strategy kept its commercial profile relatively low, but it seems to have found an attentive audience among viewers who prefer psychological, character-driven horror.