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The Darkest Hour (2011)

12A 89 min  -  Action | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   25 December 2011 (USA)
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Reviews: 131 user | 151 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com

In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply.

Director:

Chris Gorak

Writers:

Jon Spaihts (screenplay), Leslie Bohem (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emile Hirsch ...
Olivia Thirlby ...
Max Minghella ...
Ben
Rachael Taylor ...
Joel Kinnaman ...
Veronika Vernadskaya ...
Dato Bakhtadze Dato Bakhtadze ...
Sergei
Yuriy Kutsenko Yuriy Kutsenko ...
Matvei (as Gosha Kutsenko)
Nikolay Efremov Nikolay Efremov ...
Sasha (as Nikolai Efremov)
Georgiy Gromov ...
Boris (as Georgy Gromov)
Artur Smolyaninov Artur Smolyaninov ...
Yuri (as Arthur Smoljaninov)
Anna Rudakova Anna Rudakova ...
Tess (as Anna Roudakova)
Pyotr Fyodorov Pyotr Fyodorov ...
Anton Batkin (as Petr Fedorov)
Ivan Gromov Ivan Gromov ...
Bartender No. 1
Aleksandr Chernykh Aleksandr Chernykh ...
Bartender No. 2 (as Alexsandr Chernyh)
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Storyline

The American software designers Sean and Ben travel to Moscow to sell their software to investors. However, their Swedish partner Skyler pulls a fast one on Sean and Ben, and they are out of the business. They go to a nightclub, where they meet the Americans Natalie and Anne and they flirt with the girls and see Skyler in the club. Out of the blue, the population is surprised by lights, which they mistake for natural phenomena. But soon, they learn that the lights are aliens invading Earth and using power supply to annihilate mankind. Sean, Ben, Natalie, Anne and Skyler hide in the kitchen and when they leave the place, they seek out survivors on the street. Are they the last people on Earth? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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Taglines:

The Invasion Begins Christmas Day See more »

Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some language See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La última noche de la humanidad See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,000,000 (USA) (25 December 2011) (2324 Screens)

Gross:

$21,426,805 (USA) (26 February 2012)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS (as Datasat Digital Sound)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The boat the refugees use to try to reach the submarine is named "Orca" (spelled "orka" in Cyrillic). See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The radio that the group finds in the US embassy works because it was protected from the EMP strike inside the bird cage which acted like a Faraday cage. A Faraday cage blocks EM waves, including microwaves. The radio should not have worked in the bird cage or in Sergei's apartment. See more »

Quotes

Sean: Team work makes the dream work.
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Connections

References "Matlock" (1986) See more »