Hold the Dark
2018 · Movie · 125 min · ★ 5.4 · 67% critics
In a remote Alaskan village during a brutal winter, a naturalist is asked to track wolves blamed for a child’s death. As he follows the trail into the frozen wilderness, the search pulls him into a tense, unsettling mystery where violence and grief hang over every step.
Based on Hold the Dark
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-22
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (1,044 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bleak, slow-burn mystery with sudden bursts of harsh violence and a story that doesn’t explain everything, in the vein of Fargo; Not for you if you need clear answers and a faster pace.
Pros: bleak wintry atmosphere; intense standout set-piece; strong performances | Cons: slow hypnotic pacing; confusing unclear answers; grim joyless tone
Themes
- based on novel or book
- police
- hunter
- murder
- alaska
- shootout
- writer
- soldier
- dark secret
- motel room
- hot spring
- wolves
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Jeffrey Wright
as Russell Core
Alexander Skarsgård
as Vernon Slone
James Badge Dale
as Donald Marium
Riley Keough
as Medora Slone
Julian Black Antelope
as Cheeon
Tantoo Cardinal
as Illanaq
Macon Blair
as Shan
Jonathan Whitesell
as Arnie
Peter McRobbie
as Hunter John
Beckam Crawford
as Bailey
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier