Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- oppressive
- melancholic
- late night horror
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and conceptually intriguing but uneven and insufficiently frightening.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on Annwyn, a Welsh mythological afterlife, and local beliefs surrounding the memorial and shepherd community.
Adèlle investigates Annwyn and confronts its supernatural forces while trying to retrieve Sarah after her disappearance.
The Welsh beach, sea, sheep, memorial, and isolated local community create the film’s primary atmosphere of menace.
Annwyn is presented as a destination after death but becomes a threatening realm connected to loss, fanaticism, and child endangerment.
Films like The Dark, and why
The Wicker Man
supernatural folk horror, grief-stricken parent, and bleak rural atmosphere
The Others
child-centered supernatural mystery, eerie landscape, and emotionally fraught family drama
The Woman in Black
mythic folklore, parental loss, and unsettling supernatural dread
The Forgotten
psychological horror, ambiguous reality, and a parent searching for a missing child
Movie Details
- Director
- John Fawcett
- Release Date
- 2005-09-28
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (299)
Cast
- Maria Bello
- Sean Bean
- Abigail Stone
- Richard Elfyn
- Maurice Roëves
- Sophie Stuckey
- Casper Harvey
- Eluned Jones
- Gwenyth Petty
- Robin Griffith
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Dark about?
- A grieving mother battles Welsh folklore and a haunted coastal community when her daughter disappears into a realm of the dead.
- What is The Dark like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Dark as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Dark violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Dark as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Dark?
- Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and conceptually intriguing but uneven and insufficiently frightening.
- Which films are like The Dark?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wicker Man, The Others, The Woman in Black, and The Forgotten.
- How long is The Dark?
- The Dark runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Dark?
- In United States, The Dark streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
