Overview
A chilling exploration of adolescence in a world teetering on the brink of tragedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- brooding
- foreboding
- late night viewing
- halloween season
What critics said
Critics broadly find the film atmospheric and period-authentic, with strong young performances and deeper thematic force beneath its teen-thriller structure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Zach and Josh move from ordinary teenage friendship into paranoia and emotional fallout after a violent accident.
The film explicitly observes teenage life in the era before the Columbine High School massacre, giving its period detail a foreboding cultural charge.
The friends attempt to manage the consequences of an accident while concealment fuels paranoia and escalating conflict.
The film's meticulously observed teenage environment contrasts familiar high-school life with increasingly harrowing psychological danger.
Films like Super Dark Times, and why
Bully
shares its adolescent alienation, escalating paranoia, grim coming of age story, and suburban unease
River's Edge
shares teenage friendship, traumatic secrets, moral panic, and a dark transition into adulthood
Mean Creek
shares intimate teenage camaraderie, suburban period detail, and emotionally harrowing consequences after a violent incident
Brick
shares a retro suburban setting, youthful menace, psychological instability, and a tense thriller atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Kevin Phillips
- Release Date
- 2017-09-29
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (699)
Cast
- Owen Campbell
- Charlie Tahan
- Elizabeth Cappuccino
- Max Talisman
- Sawyer Barth
- Amy Hargreaves
- Adea Lennox
- Ethan Botwick
- Philip H. Ashley
- Justin Rose
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, 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 Super Dark Times about?
- A seemingly ordinary teenage friendship curdles into paranoia and psychological ruin when a violent secret refuses to stay buried.
- What is Super Dark Times like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Super Dark Times as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Super Dark Times violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Super Dark Times as graphic.
- What did critics think of Super Dark Times?
- Critics broadly find the film atmospheric and period-authentic, with strong young performances and deeper thematic force beneath its teen-thriller structure.
- Which films are like Super Dark Times?
- Films with a similar feel include Bully, River's Edge, Mean Creek, and Brick.
- How long is Super Dark Times?
- Super Dark Times runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Super Dark Times?
- In United States, Super Dark Times streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
