The Dark Tapes

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The Dark Tapes

2017

1h 38m

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Sci-Fi

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Ghosts, demons and other paranormal creatures invade the mortal world.

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Michelle Swope

HorrorNews.net

This movie isn't perfect, but I do think it's intelligent, creative, independent horror done well on a small budget.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 6, 2019

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

The Dark Tapes, warts and all, is one of the better found footage movies as of late, running the gamut of horror, thriller, and science fiction with relative ease.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 6, 2019

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Aaron Peterson

The Hollywood Outsider

Found-footage, by most accounts, is a novelty that has run its course, but The Dark Tapes offers a worthy return to found-footage films.

Rated: 6.5/10

Oct 10, 2018

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Jonathan Edwards

Starburst

Overall, The Dark Tapes is a colossal waste of time.

Rated: 2/10

Jul 12, 2017

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Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

The Dark Tapes owes something to Cloverfield in style but the script here is tighter and more sinister. This is effective, mysterious, and vibey millennial horror.

Rated: 8/10

May 5, 2017

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

An exceptional and surreal horror anthology...

Apr 26, 2017

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ScarletSerena K

I love found footage movies and this is one of the better ones I've seen. I really enjoyed it, it genuinely creeped me out and I liked all of the stories. I think the twists were really great. I think the acting was very good for a found footage film, no one was over acting as if they were making a movie. It's like they just happened to be being filmed and were slowly trying to get comfortable with it. The main premise of the story is very creative and I'd definitely love to see a sequel or a spin off of the main story or one of the other stories! If you like found footage films, I'd say this one is a must watch!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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Audience Member

It's an ok movie. It's like it was in bits in pieces.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Andy J

A few good bits but overall disjointed and uninspiring.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/24/21

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Luke S

SOME good points, but mainly weak stories and bad acting. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/10/21

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Audience Member

The opening minutes are maybe the most boring opening minutes ever put on film. Done in the ‘lost footage' format, this isn't what the brief description I read makes it out to be. Nothing connecting it all together, just kinda dumb... not sure how it was rated as high as it was.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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A cheesy, un-evenly acted bit of found-footage serial slop, featuring the occasional rubber-suited monster equivalent, and of varying degrees of coherency. The story of the couple in the seemingly haunted house has an unusual twist, but the twist isn't woven into the preceding events, turning would could have been an interesting concept into a disappointing tack-on. Digitally distortions are a trope throughout the stories, and their effect is unintentionally goofy.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

Ghosts, demons and other paranormal creatures invade the mortal world.

Director: Vincent J. Guastini, Michael McQuown
Producer: Vincent J. Guastini, Amon Zia Mahmud, Michael McQuown, Nicola Odeku
Screenwriter: Michael McQuown
Production Co: Thunder Road Incorporated
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 18, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m

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