1001 Nights
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1990 · Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure

1001 Nights

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.

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RELEASE DATE
1990
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Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure
PLOT SUMMARY

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.

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@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-17 17:00 UTC

1001 Nights is what improv class warned you about.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-23 22:00 UTC

Watched 1001 Nights so you don't have to. You're welcome.

@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-11 19:00 UTC

If 1001 Nights was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

@RATIO_RAT2026-01-20 12:00 UTC

Even the popcorn looked bored during 1001 Nights.

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r/criticalkino · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 3.7k points

Hot Take: 1001 Nights's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Everyone praising the 1001 Nights performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/boxoffice · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 2.7k points

Unpopular opinion: 1001 Nights is the most overrated film of the decade

Just got out of 1001 Nights and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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r/criticalkino · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 1.1k points

The cinematography in 1001 Nights is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Rewatched 1001 Nights last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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r/boxoffice · u/ExpositionDump🔥 4.4k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in 1001 Nights actually is?

Honestly, 1001 Nights would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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