Dark Encounter
2019 · Movie · 97 min · ★ 5.3 · 66% critics
A grieving family returns home after a memorial for their missing young child, still searching for answers in their quiet small town. That night, unsettling lights in the nearby forest draw them into a terrifying, otherworldly encounter that shakes their sense of reality and forces them to confront what happened.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-08-23
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (121 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a small-town, grief-tinged sci-fi thriller with eerie lights, mounting dread, and a focused cast; Not for you if you dislike slow-burn tension like Banshee Chapter or want constant action.
Pros: eerie forest mystery; tense family drama; creepy sci-fi vibe | Cons: slow build; limited answers early; bleak mood
Cast & crew
Laura Fraser
as Olivia Anderson
Mel Raido
as Ray Anderson
Sid Phoenix
as Billy Anderson
Grant Masters
as Kenneth Burroughs
Spike White
as Noah Anderson
Alice Lowe
as Arlene Burroughs
Vincent Regan
as Morgan Anderson
Nicholas Pinnock
as Sheriff Reese Jordan
- BD
Bridget Doherty
as Maisie Anderson
- SK
Sean Knopp
as Deputy Miles
Directed by Carl Strathie