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Overview

User Rating:
5.3/10   9,394 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jaume Balagueró (written by) and
Fernando de Felipe (written by) ...
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Release Date:
25 December 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
Some secrets should never come to light more
Plot:
A teenage girl moves into a remote countryside house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins & 3 nominations more
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(22 articles)
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Subtle yet truly frightening more (336 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Anna Paquin ... Regina

Lena Olin ... Maria

Iain Glen ... Mark

Giancarlo Giannini ... Albert Rua
Fele Martínez ... Carlos
Stephan Enquist ... Paul
Fermí Reixach ... Villalobos (as Fermi Reixach)

Francesc Pagés ... Driver Traffic Jam

Craig Stevenson ... Electrician
Paula Fernández ... Girl 1
Gemma Lozano ... Girl 2
Xavier Allepuz ... Boy 3
Joseph Roberts ... Boy 4
Marc Ferrando ... Boy 5
Josh Gaeta ... Boy 6
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Darkness (Spain)
The Dark (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for terror/violence and language. (original version); Rated PG-13 for disturbing images, intense terror sequences, thematic elements and language. (edited version)
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102 min | USA:88 min (PG-13 version)
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Colour (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Cameo: [David Martí]special effects artist, as a man sleeping in the bus. more
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: Twenty-three minutes into the movie, Regina comes down the stairs and sees that her dad has found a secret room under the stairs. Her father comes out holding a picture apparently very interested. Regina asks her father, "What's that?" looking at the space under the stairs. We then see a still frame where just barely, you can see Regina's father still in the space looking at the picture even though he had just stepped out of that area. more
Quotes:
Regina: Since when are you afraid of the dark?
Paul: Everything is different here.
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Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006) more

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36 out of 43 people found the following review useful.
Subtle yet truly frightening, 15 November 2006
8/10
Author: ailiaq from United States

This movie is not your typical American horror flick (which makes sense since it's a Spanish film). It's a far cry from the gory, cliché-ridden and painfully explained horror movies that American audiences are used to.

Darkness disturbed me on different levels. One of them was the family dynamics (notably the father's mental issues), and the suggested potential for violence. The other was the supernatural element, which was used in a subtle and truly frightening manner.

I've seen thousands of horror movies in my lifetime, and this is one of the best. However, if you are not one for nuances and feel that gore is a requisite from a horror movie, then stay away from this one.

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