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Out of the Dark

1995 · 82 min

A goofy, gory haunted-house romp that swings from silly jokes to sudden bloodshed, leaving you amused and slightly unsettled.

Directed by
Jeffrey Lau
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Stephen Chow, Karen Mok Man-wai, Lo Hung
Overview
After being haunted by evil spirits inside a residential building, a security guard seeks help from a mysterious exorcist, who turns out to be an escaped mental patient.

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Directed by
Jeffrey Lau
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Stephen Chow, Karen Mok Man-wai, Lo Hung
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • death
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour7
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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comedy, horror
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Stephen Chow, Karen Mok Man-wai, Lo Hung, Wong Yat-fei, Lee Kin-yan, Lee Lik-chi, Ben Wong Chi-yin, Bill Chan Wing-Biu
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
82 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Vietnamese

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