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Hold the Dark

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Hold the Dark

TV-MA

2018

2h 5m

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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Summoned to a remote Alaskan village to search for the wolves that killed three children, a wolf expert soon finds himself unraveling a harrowing mystery.

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Critics Consensus

Hold the Dark's unsettling aesthetic offers more of what filmgoers expect from director Jeremy Saulnier - and is often enough to prop up shaky narrative underpinnings.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Holding the dark - embracing it within, or keeping it away - is what all of Saulnier's films are about.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 29, 2018

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

A grim, unsettling and ultimately forgettable Netflix horror flick that has a surprisingly high daytime body count for something that takes place mostly in the dark night of the Alaskan winter.

Oct 10, 2018

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

Saulnier's lens has become more defined and his pursuit of the shot intenser...Saulnier's pursuit of the shot gives the film not just an authenticity, but encapsulates the mood of the adapted screenplay.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 4, 2018

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Nearly two hours long and smothered in portent, this is either just no fun or straight-up overwrought.

Jan 4, 2023

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

Episode 11: Moving On

Rated: 90/100

Sep 1, 2021

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Dan Buffa

KSDK News (St. Louis)

Wright looks confused the entire film, things get very weird late, and at the end, you are depressed and wondering what you watched.

Nov 10, 2020

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Matthew H

A confusing slow burn only redeeming quality is the acting and James badge dales machine gun ambush

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/13/25

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Justin W

What kind of long winding drama is this? There so much unneeded things that nobidy ask for. Ended with funny Christmas song...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Bright S

Absolutely love this movie. A weird, noir piece work interesting metaphor interspersed. And Jeffrey Wright did an excellent job!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/25

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Audience Member

First and foremost, wolves dont hunt or kill humans. They run from them and keep away the best they can. Decent movie though and worth watching.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Alex A

Under rated film. One of this directors best films. And he’s made nothing but good films. People didn’t like it because they didn’t get it or understand what was going on so their ego’s were hurt because they couldn’t quite keep up. If you read between the lines, the movie makes a ton of sense. And it’s actually super smart and good. It’s on my rewatch list.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Jeffrey P

The start isn’t good, the plot is kinda loose and iffy, and the resolution isn’t much of a resolution at all. Despite that, it’s still able to overcome with strong acting and intense suspense and action.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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Synopsis

Summoned to a remote Alaskan village to search for the wolves that killed three children, a wolf expert soon finds himself unraveling a harrowing mystery.

Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Producer: Eva Maria Daniels, Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp
Screenwriter: Macon Blair
Production Co: Film Science, Addictive Pictures, Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2018
Runtime: 2h 5m

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