It stars Tye Sheridan, Ana de Armas, John Leguizamo and Helen Hunt, and follows a hotel night clerk who becomes the center of a murder investigation.

He places hidden cameras in a room at the hotel where he works as a night desk clerk and uses the live feeds and recordings to overcome his social awkwardness by imitating the speech and mannerisms of the guests.

The next day, Bart is questioned by Detective Espada and claims he went home after buying ice cream, then returned to the hotel because he forgot his wallet.

He tries to visit Andrea at the hotel, only to find her having sex with the unknown man from Karen's room, whom he recognizes from the tattoo.

Bart walks through a local mall and practices the conversational speech and body language he has observed in his recordings.

The film was announced in February 2018, with Michael Cristofer directing from his own screenplay and Tye Sheridan cast to star.

[2] Helen Hunt, Ana de Armas and John Leguizamo were cast in May 2018, with filming beginning in Utah on May 21, and continuing to June 22.

[6] On June 6, 2020, the film was released on Netflix and made it onto the streamer's Top Ten chart, debuting at number six.

The website's critical consensus reads, "With a pair of charismatic leads struggling to enliven a poorly conceived story, The Night Clerk checks out early – and viewers may want to follow suit.