The Darkest Hour

PG-13

Released Dec 25, 2011

1 hr. 29 min.

Sci-Fi

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

Horror

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11%

61 Reviews

Tomatometer

25%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Young entrepreneurs Sean (Emile Hirsch) and Ben (Max Minghella) meet stranded travelers Natalie (Olivia Thirlby) and Anne (Rachael Taylor) at a hot Moscow nightclub. Their whole world changes in an instant when an alien attack devastates the city and everything goes dark. Joined by a Swedish businessman (Joel Kinnaman), the youths emerge from hiding days later and must somehow fight back against a nearly invisible enemy that could find and disintegrate them at any moment.

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Critics Consensus

Devoid of believable characters or convincing visual effects, this may be The Darkest Hour for the careers of all involved.

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Mlg

How to make an alien invasion movie on $30 and a plastic submarine is the main story behind this atrocious bit of tat.......no expensive costumes or CGI for these guys as the aliens are invisible.....pure genius for the budget but for the viewing public I expect most wanted the aliens to win quickly, kill the abysmal cast and bring up the ending credits as fast as possible.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Erik D

I saw this movie a long time ago and couldn't remember if it was any good. So I watched it again. It's terrible. Had potential, but man it's a bad movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Colleen E

I liked the movie, seemed intense, lots of action, acting wasn't bad.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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JM

Worst ever. I know the effects were bad but, I am bothered by only one thing. THE DEATH OF A DOG. WHY. WHY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN 3 STARS IF THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/04/23

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Norbert P

I like the silence of the movie… not overloaded by action, but smooth n thrilling.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Will S

Awesome movie, should have been a second one, i watched it at https://moviethirst.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/06/23

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Chris Gorak

Director

Emile Hirsch

Sean

Max Minghella

Ben

Olivia Thirlby

Natalie

Rachael Taylor

Anne

Joel Kinnaman

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Cool though this might seem as a post-apocalyptic fashion accessory, it's fatally ill-thought-through...

Rated: 1/5

Jan 13, 2012

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Very cheap and silly-looking.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 12, 2012

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Ashley Clark

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Sensationally poor.

Rated: 1/5

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Patrick Cavanaugh

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

All of the poor 3D, lousy CGI, and run-of-the-mill plotting could be forgiven if there were some interesting characters onscreen, but there are none.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 1, 2023

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Annalee Newitz

io9.com

[It's] like a bad holiday fruitcake that somebody tried to spruce up with a zillion lumps of neon-colored, soggy jellybean guts.

May 25, 2018

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Synopsis

Young entrepreneurs Sean (Emile Hirsch) and Ben (Max Minghella) meet stranded travelers Natalie (Olivia Thirlby) and Anne (Rachael Taylor) at a hot Moscow nightclub. Their whole world changes in an instant when an alien attack devastates the city and everything goes dark. Joined by a Swedish businessman (Joel Kinnaman), the youths emerge from hiding days later and must somehow fight back against a nearly invisible enemy that could find and disintegrate them at any moment.

Director: Chris Gorak
Executive Producer: Arnon Milchan, Hutch Parker, Bob Harper, Monnie Wills
Screenwriter: Jon Spaihts
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Summit Entertainment, Jacobson Company, New Regency Pictures, Bazelevs Production
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Sci-Fi Action Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.4M
Sound Mix: Dolby

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