The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007 · Movie · PG · 99 min · ★ 5.4 · 26% critics
A teenager’s ordinary life flips when he discovers he’s tied to an ancient battle between the Light and the Dark. With guidance from mysterious allies, he’s pushed into a race to find powerful objects and learn what he’s capable of before darkness spreads further.
Based on The Dark Is Rising
Also known as The Seeker The Dark Is Rising · The Dark is Rising
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-10-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 26/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (446 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a straightforward, younger-skewing fantasy adventure with magic quests and clear heroes and villains, somewhat in the vein of The Spiderwick Chronicles; not for you if you need deep lore or faithful book adaptations.
Pros: family-friendly fantasy; fast-paced moments; simple good-vs-evil | Cons: thin world-building; messy story; cheesy dialogue
Themes
- based on novel or book
- fight
- immortality
- dynasty
- chosen one
- earth
- bad power
- based on young adult novel
Cast & crew
Alexander Ludwig
as Will Stanton
Ian McShane
as Merriman Lyon
Christopher Eccleston
as The Rider
Gregory Smith
as Max
Wendy Crewson
as Mary Stanton
James Cosmo
as Dawson
Amelia Warner
as Maggie Barnes
Drew Tyler Bell
as James
John Benjamin Hickey
as John Stenton
Frances Conroy
as Miss Greythorne
Directed by David L. Cunningham