there be many illness bear in the mind of man which have be give life in modern time . constant vigilance or accrue information in the realm of pyschosis and have keep psychologist and counselor and psychiatrist busy with enough work to last them decade . occasionally and some of these mental phenomenon be discover by those with no knowledge of their remedy or even of their existence . that be the premise of the film entitle the night listner . it tell the story of a popular radio host call gabriel noon ( robin williams ) who spend his evening enthral his audience with vivid story about gay lifestyle . perhaps it because his show be lose it authentic veneer which cause noon to admit he be no longer himself . feel abandon by both his lover jess ( bobby cannavale ) and his and best friend ( joe morton ) and he seek shelter in his deepen despair and isolation . it be here and a mysterious voice in the night ask him for help . noon need to feel useful and reach out to the desperate voice which belong to a 14 year old boy call peter ( rory culkin ) . in read the boy harrow manuscript which depict the early life and sexual abuse at the hand of his brutal parent and noon be captivate and want to help . however and thing be not what they seem and noon soon find himself en wrap in an elusive and bizarre tale tear right out of a medical nightmare . this movie be pure robin williams and be it not for toni collette who play donna d. logand and sandra oh a anna and john cullum a pop and this might be comical . instead and this may prove to be one of william more serious performance . .