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Super Dark Times

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Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.
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Rich in atmosphere and period detail, Super Dark Times is an effective teen thriller whose true power lies in its approach to deeper themes.

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Adam Nayman The Ringer 10/27/2017
[Super Dark Times] is an impressive piece of work that deserves to be seen. And if it takes the hype around something more mainstream to draw attention to its existence, well, stranger things have happened. Go to Full Review
Katie Rife AV Club 10/27/2017
I wasn't as impressed with the film as some of my fellow audience members, but Kevin Phillips, transitioning from music videos to feature films and from cinematography to directing, has an undeniable eye. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 10/25/2017
An effective thriller, anchored by great performances and a strong visual language for a debut film. Go to Full Review
Andreea Patru Vague Visages 12/06/2023
The beauty of Super Dark Times can be found in its caring and sensitive vision for the characters’ world. Go to Full Review
Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts 10/26/2020
6/10
The realism in this film is more than any other film that's been on this list. It's true and it's sad and it's... heartbreaking but it doesn't make much sense unfortunately. Go to Full Review
Jorge Loser Espinof 05/19/2020
3.5/5
Super Dark Times goes from being a thriller to being a meditation on adolescent violence and toxic behaviors. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Dominik G Sep 23 pretty solid, though the title is awfully picked See more Stoner J @Stoner Aug 2 Super great kinda drama-thriller-horror. There no real part where it lags too much, most the actors are great and it gets real crazy, and bloody in the end. See more Gage H Jul 18 The accuracy of how this movie captures teenage boys being boys is astounding. The aimless wandering, pointless conversations, and ability to be absolutely disgusting.. all spot on. The moral of this story is kids shouldn't have direct access to weapons. Teenagers still qualify is kids. You could replace the sword in the movie with a gun and everything would still make sense. Lock them up parents. Avoid the super dark times. See more john b Jun 12 Dark is right. An unusual story that could really happen. Well written and acted. See more J B May 19 Allison and the mom stand out in this film, but the lead boys are just mopey teens dealing with guilt. Then the story takes a left turn in the third act. One reviewer compared this to Donnie Darko. I wished this movie had that kind of ingenuity, but it doesn't. See more Kaden F 04/01/2024 Amazing films, everything about it is great, especially the atmosphere See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.
Director
Kevin Phillips
Producer
Richard Peete, Jett Steiger, Edward Parks
Screenwriter
Luke Piotrowski, Ben Collins
Distributor
The Orchard
Production Co
Higher Content, Lila 9th Productions, Om Films, Ways & Means, Neighborhood Watch
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 29, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$33.1K
Runtime
1h 42m
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