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The Darkness

  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
17K
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The Darkness (2016)
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Supernatural HorrorHorrorThriller

A family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home.A family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home.A family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home.

  • Director
    • Greg McLean
  • Writers
    • Greg McLean
    • Shayne Armstrong
    • S.P. Krause
  • Stars
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Radha Mitchell
    • David Mazouz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Greg McLean
    • Writers
      • Greg McLean
      • Shayne Armstrong
      • S.P. Krause
    • Stars
      • Kevin Bacon
      • Radha Mitchell
      • David Mazouz
    • 173User reviews
    • 88Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    'The Darkness': Real Estate
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    "Characters of The Darkness"
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    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Peter Taylor
    Radha Mitchell
    Radha Mitchell
    • Bronny Taylor
    David Mazouz
    David Mazouz
    • Michael Taylor
    Lucy Fry
    Lucy Fry
    • Stephanie Taylor
    Matt Walsh
    Matt Walsh
    • Gary Carter
    Jennifer Morrison
    Jennifer Morrison
    • Joy Carter
    Parker Mack
    Parker Mack
    • Andrew Carter
    Paul Reiser
    Paul Reiser
    • Simon Richards
    Ming-Na Wen
    Ming-Na Wen
    • Wendy Richards
    Trian Long Smith
    • Sammy Levin
    • (as Trian Long-Smith)
    Tara Lynne Barr
    Tara Lynne Barr
    • Kat
    Krista Marie Yu
    Krista Marie Yu
    • Tasha
    Christopher Darga
    Christopher Darga
    • Jeff
    • (as Chris Darga)
    Judith McConnell
    Judith McConnell
    • Trish
    Ilza Ponko
    Ilza Ponko
    • Gloria Ortega
    • (as Ilza Rosario)
    Alma Martinez
    Alma Martinez
    • Teresa Morales
    Yoshio Be
    • Tony
    Al Coronel
    Al Coronel
    • Police Officer
    • Director
      • Greg McLean
    • Writers
      • Greg McLean
      • Shayne Armstrong
      • S.P. Krause
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In one scene, the dad opens up an e-mail from the mom, with a YouTube-looking link (watch?v=FDhoqY1grJY). If you paste that video ID to YouTube, it redirects to this movie's trailer.
    • Goofs
      The Anasazi Indians apparently spoke Tanoan, Acoma, Zuni, and Navajo, all Native American languages. However, they seem to understand the healers talking to them in Spanish, a language that is nothing like their languages.
    • Quotes

      Stephanie Taylor: We never talk about him, we never talk about how he affects all of us... it's getting creepier and creepier.

      Stephanie Taylor: Will you tell Michael to stay out of my room... he keeps leaving dirty hand prints everywhere.

    • Crazy credits
      The title doesn't appear until nine minutes in to the film.
    • Alternate versions
      A bleaker alternate ending was shot and test screened, where the Taylor family drive out and dispose the rocks into the ocean. Unbeknownst to his parents and sister, Stephanie, Michael still bears the fifth one, which causes the demon to drive the car off the cliff, striking and killing Peter and Bronny (sending their bodies airborne), and drowning Steph and Michael. The stones are then revealed to have washed up on the shore. When test audiences reacted poorly, the studio mandated a more happier ending to be shot. That aside, the scene can still be viewed on the Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 WORST Movies of 2016 (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      It's a Good Life
      Written and Performed by Bruce Bergh
      Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

    User reviews173

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    5/10

    Nice idea, should have been so much better.

    After watching The Darkness I'd have to place it in the family entertainment bracket as opposed to horror, it lacks any kind of threat at all, it makes The Hole loook like a horror. I really loved the idea, a nice clever twist on the usual formula, and nice to see an autiaaut kid centre stage. The idea was good,but the realisation was a disappointment to say the least, the scares were lazy, unoriginal, but worst of all, it lacked any tension of any kind. It wasn't bad, it's what I'd class a back room film, it was on while I did other things. Well acted, but this is Kevin Bacon, he deserves better then this. 5/10
    • Sleepin_Dragon
    • Sep 2, 2018
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    • Release date
      • May 13, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Kojo
      • Mt2.org
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 6 Miranda Drive
    • Filming locations
      • Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA(desert sequences)
    • Production companies
      • Blumhouse Productions
      • Chapter One Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,753,574
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,950,859
      • May 15, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,898,293
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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