Darkness
2002 · Movie · PG-13 · 88 min · ★ 5.6 · 10% critics
A teenage girl moves with her family into a remote countryside home, only to find the property holds a horrifying past that starts to threaten them. As unsettling signs grow stronger after dark, the family’s new life becomes a fight for safety inside the house.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-10-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 10/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (429 votes)
About
You might enjoy Darkness if you like haunted-house stories with a lingering sense of dread and subtle, creeping fear, but Not for you if you want fast character development or consistently clear suspense, especially compared with The Haunting in Connecticut.
Pros: dreadful, tense atmosphere; creative haunted-house vibe; some effective scares | Cons: slow character build; confusing execution; repetitive story beats
Themes
- spain
- loss of loved one
- psychopath
- child murder
- solar eclipse
- haunted house
- family
- ritual sacrifice
- dead children
- mass child killing
- blood sacrifice
- ghost child
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Ignotus Award — Best Audiovisual Production · 2003
- Barcelona Film Awards · 2002
Cast & crew
Anna Paquin
as Regina
Lena Olin
as Maria
Iain Glen
as Mark
Giancarlo Giannini
as Albert Rua
Fele Martínez
as Carlos
Fermí Reixach
as Villalobos
- SE
Stephan Enquist
as Paul
- FP
Francesc Pagès
as Driver traffic jam
Craig Stevenson
as Electrician
- CC
Carlos Castañon
as Friend 1
Directed by Jaume Balagueró