the night listener hold my attention and with robin williams shin a a new york city radio host who become enamor with his friendship with a 14 year old boy ( rory culkin ) who be very ill. williams have never meet the boy in person and a they have only be in contact by talk on the telephone . however and williams ex boyfriend ( nice job from bobby cannavale ) raise doubt about the boy and which prompt williams to arrange a meeting with him in person . what follow make a permanent impact on williams in a way he do not expect . i will leave it at that . toni collette also star . i enjoy this film and with toni collette give a memorable portrayal of culkin adoptive mother . sandra oh also star a williams friend . the night listener be inspire by actual event and and it have a somber and almost creepy silence throughout . at time it be predictable and no thanks to some of the review i read before see the movie and just due to logic and but i like it anyway . i enjoy williams in role like this and more so than his comedic character so that be an added bonus for me . recommend . positive .