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Alone in the Dark

Play trailer Poster for Alone in the Dark R Released Jan 28, 2005 1h 38m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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When the investigations of supernatural detective Edward Carnby (Christian Slater) lead him to uncover a long-lost tribe called the Abskani, he finds out that they worshipped demons. These evil creatures are now attempting to resurface in the world, and Edward can stop them only with the help of Aline Cedrac (Tara Reid), an archeologist who also happens to be his old flame. With sinister forces attempting to take over Edward's mind, can he and Aline stop them before it's too late?

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Inept on almost every level, Alone in the Dark may not work as a thriller, but it's good for some head-slapping, incredulous laughter.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Stupid horror movie based on an Atari game. Rated: 1/5 Apr 10, 2019 Full Review Keith Phipps AV Club Beware the film that confuses before it even begins. Apr 10, 2019 Full Review J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Christian Slater and Stephen Dorff, the reigning princes of Hollywood schlock, join forces in this brain-dead adaptation of a popular video game. Jan 5, 2007 Full Review Sharai Bohannon A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast 'Alone in the Dark' is one of the few movies that has no redeeming qualities. That is sadly the most impressive thing about it. Rated: 0.5/5 Jun 1, 2025 Full Review David Keyes Cinemaphile.org How do you savage something this pathetic, this completely unbothered by the basic concept of passable composition? Rated: 0/4 Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) Who needs plot when you have plenty of bullets and heavy metal. Aug 24, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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David W The curse of Uwe Boll strikes again. A superb game series is transposed to the big screen in just about the worst way imaginable. Utterly terrible. Did Slater and Dorff star in this for a bet? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Audience Member Still better than most of what Hollywood excretes out Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/25 Full Review Andre P. Don’t bother. I kept wondering when this movie was going to end so I finally changed the channel. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review bill k a disgraceful insult to every film fan, lover and everyone who knows of motion picutre arts Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/27/24 Full Review John D It's a popcorn movie and an enjoyable watch that doesn't deserve all the low ratings and criticsm. The script and direction are coherent and competently done. The leads actors perform capably. Just chill and enjoy. (Please note that I watched Alone In The Dark 2 and then went back to watch the first). Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Fabio L I am not sure why everybody seems to have a problem with this movie. Watch it, don't be influenced by the reviews. It's absolutely decent and enjoyable for everyone. It reminds me of movies like Event Horizon where everyone was criticising it but is actually an excellent movie. Alone in the dark falls in this category. Movies that for some reasons people lie about. You will see many more movie with better ratings of this one that are absolutely obscene to watch. But not Alone in the dark. This is a good movie, don't miss it. Does it deserve 5 stars? Start asking yourself if it deserves 1, like many reviews here gave to it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Uwe Boll

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Christian Slater

Edward Carnby

Tara Reid

Aline Cedrac

Stephen Dorff

Commander Burke

Frank C. Turner

Fischer

Matthew Walker

Professor Hudgens

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Synopsis When the investigations of supernatural detective Edward Carnby (Christian Slater) lead him to uncover a long-lost tribe called the Abskani, he finds out that they worshipped demons. These evil creatures are now attempting to resurface in the world, and Edward can stop them only with the help of Aline Cedrac (Tara Reid), an archeologist who also happens to be his old flame. With sinister forces attempting to take over Edward's mind, can he and Aline stop them before it's too late?
Director
Uwe Boll
Producer
Shawn Williamson, Uwe Boll
Screenwriter
Elan Mastai, Michael Roesch, Peter Scheerer
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Brightlight Pictures Inc.
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 28, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.1M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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