Dark Match

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Dark Match

2024

1h 34m

Horror

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match.

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

What a Scream Podcast

With a female wrestler as the main protagonist, it's a highlight of the film to see its focal point on the added pressures of being a woman, especially a woman of colour, within a very white male dominated industry,...

Rated: 3/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Rachel Ho

Exclaim!

It's a stroke of casting genius for an indie Canadian film to bring on board one of our country's finest wrestling exports.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 5, 2024

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Ricardo Gallegos

La Estatuilla

Director Lowell Dean does a great job of using the world of wrestling as a backdrop to create violent scenarios and develop a wild and highly entertaining story [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 2, 2024

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Courtney Small

That Shelf

A bloody fun ride, Dark Match packs an entertaining punch!

Jul 26, 2024

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Kat Hughes

THN

Hardcore to the extreme, Dark Match investigates the cult of wrestling in gleefully horrific ways.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 25, 2024

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Rocco T. Thompson

Daily Dead

If there’s one thing Dark Match gets right about showmanship, it’s to always leave ‘em wanting more, and the film ends on a thrilling though frustratingly tardy supernatural note that fully delivers on the premise way too late.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 23, 2024

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Synopsis

A small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match.

Director: Lowell Dean
Producer: John K. MacDonald, Don Depoe, Michael Feehan, Michael Peterson, Rhonda Baker
Screenwriter: Lowell Dean
Distributor: Shudder
Production Co: Dept.9 Studios
Genre: Horror, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 31, 2025
Runtime: 1h 34m