# The Dark Hours (2005)

> A terminally ill psychiatrist faces a sadistic former patient who turns her isolated family retreat into a night of coercion and terror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10844

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Paul Fox
- Cast: Kate Greenhouse, Aidan Devine, Gordon Currie, Iris Graham, Dov Tiefenbach, David Calderisi, Jeff Seymour, Trevor Hayes
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402249/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: foreboding, claustrophobic, disturbing, late night horror viewing, winter horror marathon

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