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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

2010 · 99 min

A slow, shadowy fairy tale that makes an old house feel alive with whispering menace and creeping dread.

Tagline
Fear is never just make believe.
Overview
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • fate
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
fantasy, horror, thriller
Directed by
Troy Nixey
Written by
Guillermo del Toro, Nigel McKeand, Matthew Robbins
Starring
Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson, Alan Dale, Emelia Burns, Nicholas Bell, James Mackay
Music
Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
Cinematography
Oliver Stapleton
Runtime
99 min
Country
Australia, Mexico, United States of America
Languages
English

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