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The Dark

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A murderous, undead girl haunts the remote stretch of woods where she was killed decades earlier. One night she discovers a blind boy hiding in the trunk of one of her victim's cars. Her decision to let the boy live throws her solitary existence into upheaval, and ultimately forces her to re-examine just how much of her humanity her murderer was able to destroy.
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Andrea Thompson Chicago Reader 01/26/2019
Plenty of filmmakers try to subvert standard horror tropes, but Justin P. Lange, the writer-director making his feature debut with The Dark, actually does a good job of it. Go to Full Review
Teo Bugbee New York Times 10/26/2018
This is weighty material for a slim film, and the direction by Justin P. Lange is heavy-handed. Mina and Alex seem less like teenagers and more like case studies with traumas rather than personalities. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 10/26/2018
When "The Dark" clicks (which is often), it's a moving and poetic tale about how neglect and abuse can turn people into freaky beasts, and how love can bring them back. Go to Full Review
Norman Gidney HorrorBuzz 08/31/2022
The Dark is a horror movie that faces the real horrors of abuse that too many are familiar with. It is slow at times, demanding a little patience from the viewer, but it is worth it. Go to Full Review
Jason Adams The Film Experience 07/14/2021
The film remains genuinely devoted to unraveling their cycles of abuse even amid all of the axe murder Go to Full Review
Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut 02/02/2021
3/5
Two badly abused teenagers make friends, and help each other look past the traumas that brought them there. One of them is unable to see, and the other may well be dead. Go to Full Review
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Shirley J @Bowiewhist 1d After episode two I remarked to friends that I knew who the baddie was and they sighed because I am a proper smarty pants over these things. I said I'd be delighted to be wrong because I love a twist I don't see coming. As it turned out I was right and also wrong - so I was very pleased there was an extra twist plus a door opened for a follow up. I worried about the cats throughout but needn't have done - whew. At the risk of a spoiler I would say that the description of the killer's profile didn't really reflect the person in one particular regard but I shall leave that opaque. It was a decent crime thriller with a good cast. Stella Gonet always delivers and her presence gave the piece some normality. There were some decent red herrings and I was sorry to lose one character who had a likeable role that didn't get fully developed. Good scenery shots. It does seem to get dark within seconds in Scotland! See more Roro R. @RT58526899 Jun 10 Production is good, but I felt the kills (after the first one) were kind of unrealistic, and the characters were very annoying / have 0 survival instinct See more Jessica P @SomethingPretentious Mar 17 Boring bro. I didn’t even realize the first girl was supposed to be a zombie. Just…bad plotting and storytelling. I don’t finish so…maybe it got better See more JO A @RT98136151 Feb 6 A frustrating, overly violent mess that substitutes logic for gore. The plot holes are wider than the axe wounds: we’re expected to believe this girl survived alone in a house for years while seemingly killing and eating people raw for no apparent reason. The acting feels flat, making it impossible to connect with the characters, and the 'shocking' violence feels completely unearned. If you’re looking for a survival story with actual stakes or sensible character motivations, skip this one. It’s all teeth and no brain See more Mario B @RT81794312 Jul 29 Just found this and noticed I never made a review here. Watched this in cinema back then and almost half the audience simply left during the movie. Now think about movie ticket and popcorn prices today and I think you will see just how abysmal a movie has to be for multiple people to cut their losses and rather go home. We were close to leaving too.. God, this is terrible in any conceivable way and the high critics rating are a sad testament to how out of touch with reality Hollywood and "top critics" have become. See more g j @g.username Jul 22 It's pretty emo and fairly cringy. The main character looks ridiculous. Picks up somewhat in the third act. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A murderous, undead girl haunts the remote stretch of woods where she was killed decades earlier. One night she discovers a blind boy hiding in the trunk of one of her victim's cars. Her decision to let the boy live throws her solitary existence into upheaval, and ultimately forces her to re-examine just how much of her humanity her murderer was able to destroy.
Director
Justin P. Lange, Klemens Hufnagl
Producer
Danny Krausz, Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith, Laura Perlmutter, Kurt Stocker
Screenwriter
Justin P. Lange
Production Co
Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft, First Love Films
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 29, 2018
Runtime
1h 35m