Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- ominous
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- horror double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a predictable and forgettable suspense thriller with attractive locations and recognizable performers but weak tension and execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Stephanie and Ellie are American cyclists isolated in remote Argentina, where their unfamiliarity with the area increases the danger.
The remote Argentine cycling route and its attractive surroundings contrast with the disappearance and threats confronting Stephanie.
After Ellie disappears, Stephanie searches for her while trying to determine what happened and whom she can trust.
The plot keywords and premise point to kidnapping, murder, torture, and the fear that Ellie may be subjected to escalating violence.
Films like And Soon the Darkness, and why
The Vanishing
shared kidnapping mystery, remote travel setting, and escalating survival suspense
Breakdown
shared female-centered pursuit thriller, abduction threat, and tense rural isolation
Hostel
shared vacation-gone-wrong premise, crime thriller tension, and disturbing captivity themes
Wolf Creek
shared missing-person mystery, ominous landscape, and psychological survival suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Marcos Efron
- Release Date
- 2010-02-25
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (417)
Cast
- Amber Heard
- Odette Annable
- Karl Urban
- César Vianco
- Michel Noher
- Adriana Barraza
- Gia Mantegna
- Luis Sabatini
- Jorge Booth
- Daniel Figuereido
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
- 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 And Soon the Darkness about?
- Two American cyclists become trapped in a remote Argentine nightmare when one vanishes and the other races to uncover the truth.
- What is And Soon the Darkness like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of And Soon the Darkness as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is And Soon the Darkness violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in And Soon the Darkness as graphic.
- What did critics think of And Soon the Darkness?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a predictable and forgettable suspense thriller with attractive locations and recognizable performers but weak tension and execution.
- Which films are like And Soon the Darkness?
- Films with a similar feel include The Vanishing, Breakdown, Hostel, and Wolf Creek.
- How long is And Soon the Darkness?
- And Soon the Darkness runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch And Soon the Darkness?
- In United States, And Soon the Darkness streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
