Darkness

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Darkness

PG-13,

2004,

1h 28m,

Horror

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6%

53 Reviews

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31%

25,000+ Ratings

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6%

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31%

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Paul (Stephan Enquist) and his older sister, Regina (Anna Paquin), unpack and settle into their new country home with their mother (Lena Olin) and father (Iain Glen). An atmosphere of dread slowly becomes evident in the house, and, before long, strange things are happening within its walls. As the supernatural occurrences get more intense and threatening, Regina looks into the house's dark history and struggles to uncover the reason behind the macabre presence.

Critics Consensus

Yet another predictable variation on the hoary old haunted-house movie, Darkness is an illogical, portentous mess.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Jan 8, 2007

As in most bad horror flicks, intimations of unspeakable evil are supposed to distract us from the yawning gaps in story logic and character motivation.

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Sep 26, 2005

A plodding, portentous horror thriller in which a spooky child figures prominently and people speak in hushed tones about sinister doings.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

May 30, 2005

D

There's nothing very frightening about this shallow, stupid spookfest.

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

Jun 30, 2022

1/5

This haunted house horror has all the ingredients for a decent supernatural thriller but ends up overcooking all of them.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 18, 2019

1.5/4

Nothing even remotely interesting occurs.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Apr 29, 2009

There's the draw from the audience of potential scares and the good cast, but there's nothing ever delivered to us.

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Han R

Jul 8, 2017

Terrible movie. Director Balagueró earns credit for visual style during some of the film's more creepy moments, but whether it be a side-effect of studio editing or a weak screenplay, this film is dull, predictable, generally unscary and features lackluster performances from its cast, with an ending that answers no questions and feels very unrewarding.

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Jaume Balagueró

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Anna Paquin

Regina

Lena Olin

Maria

Iain Glen

Mark

Giancarlo Giannini

Albert Rua

Fele Martínez

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Synopsis

Paul (Stephan Enquist) and his older sister, Regina (Anna Paquin), unpack and settle into their new country home with their mother (Lena Olin) and father (Iain Glen). An atmosphere of dread slowly becomes evident in the house, and, before long, strange things are happening within its walls. As the supernatural occurrences get more intense and threatening, Regina looks into the house's dark history and struggles to uncover the reason behind the macabre presence.

Director: Jaume Balagueró
Producer: Julio Fernández, Brian Yuzna
Screenwriter: Jaume Balagueró, Fernando de Felipe
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Fantastic Factory (Filmax), Via Digital, Castelao Producciones S.A., Dimension Films, Filmax International
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Terror Sequences|Disturbing Images|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.2M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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