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The Darkest Hour

Play trailer Poster for The Darkest Hour PG-13 Released Dec 25, 2011 1h 29m Sci-Fi Action Mystery & Thriller Adventure Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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Devoid of believable characters or convincing visual effects, this may be The Darkest Hour for the careers of all involved.

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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 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Very cheap and silly-looking. Rated: 1/5 Jan 12, 2012 Full Review Ashley Clark Little White Lies Sensationally poor. Rated: 1/5 Jan 12, 2012 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh A poor execution of a poorly conceived story, full of generic characters and bland special effects. Rated: 1/5 Sep 24, 2023 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pd10 S This is one of the best movies ever made, I don't know who those stupid critics are who are talking crap about this movie, it's a one of a kind movie, recently there was a movie called Quiet Place which is based on this one but it still gets good reviews, but this master piece series ended just because the west hates Russia, how hypocritical. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Colleen E I liked the movie, seemed intense, lots of action, acting wasn't bad. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Tom Jacobson, Timur Bekmambetov
Screenwriter
Jon Spaihts
Distributor
Summit Entertainment
Production Co
New Regency Pictures, Summit Entertainment, Bazelevs Production, Jacobson Company
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
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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