# S. Darko (2009)

> Two grieving teenage runaways confront disappearances, prophetic visions, and a possible temporal apocalypse in an isolated desert town.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10541

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Director: Chris Fisher
- Cast: Daveigh Chase, Elizabeth Berkley, Briana Evigan, James Lafferty, Ed Westwick, Bret Roberts, Jackson Rathbone, Barbara Tarbuck
- TMDB rating: 4.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231277/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, surreal, melancholic, late night, cult movie marathon

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