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The Dark

2005 ·1h 27m · ★ 5.7 (292)

In an attempt to pull her family together, Adèlle travels with her young daughter Sarah to Wales to visit her father. The morning after they arrive, Sarah mysteriously vanishes in the ocean. Not long after, a little girl bearing a striking resemblance to their missing daughter reveals that she has retuned from the dead — and that Sarah has been taken to the Welsh underworld.

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Director

John Fawcett John Fawcett
2 horror films in catalog
Ginger Snaps
Ginger Snaps 2000
The Dark
The Dark 2005

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
40
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in Danger
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TMDB Keywords

adolescencechild abusedramaticfrightenedloss of loved onemacabreparadiseparent child relationshipseasheepshepherdsinglesuicidewales

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