Super Dark Times

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Super Dark Times

2017

1h 42m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

[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.

Oct 27, 2017

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Katie Rife

AV Club

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.

Oct 27, 2017

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

An effective thriller, anchored by great performances and a strong visual language for a debut film.

Oct 25, 2017

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Andreea Patru

Vague Visages

The beauty of Super Dark Times can be found in its caring and sensitive vision for the characters’ world.

Dec 6, 2023

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

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.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 26, 2020

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Jorge Loser

Espinof

Super Dark Times goes from being a thriller to being a meditation on adolescent violence and toxic behaviors. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

May 19, 2020

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Dominik G

pretty solid, though the title is awfully picked

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/23/25

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Stoner J

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.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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Gage H

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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john b

Dark is right. An unusual story that could really happen. Well written and acted.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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J B

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Kaden F

Amazing films, everything about it is great, especially the atmosphere

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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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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