Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- oppressive
- dread-filled
- late night horror viewing
- intense thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film smart, well acted, and intensely frightening, praising its sustained white-knuckle tension despite its punishing violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film juxtaposes a beautiful New Zealand coastal excursion with sudden, sustained violence and menace.
Schoolteacher Hoaggie is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when Mandrake and Tubs seize his family.
The abducted family is driven through rural New Zealand during a nightmare road trip controlled by ruthless drifters.
The opening family road trip and isolated coastline become recurring spaces of exposure, vulnerability, and threat.
Films like Coming Home in the Dark, and why
Movie Details
- Director
- James Ashcroft
- Release Date
- 2021-08-12
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (234)
Cast
- Daniel Gillies
- Erik Thomson
- Miriama McDowell
- Matthias Luafutu
- Frankie Paratene
- Billy Paratene
- Alan Palmer
- Bailey Cowan
- Timon Zeiss
- Tioti O'Donnell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, 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 Coming Home in the Dark about?
- A family’s peaceful New Zealand road trip becomes a merciless reckoning when violent drifters expose a schoolteacher’s buried past.
- What is Coming Home in the Dark like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Coming Home in the Dark as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Coming Home in the Dark violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Coming Home in the Dark as graphic.
- What did critics think of Coming Home in the Dark?
- Critics broadly found the film smart, well acted, and intensely frightening, praising its sustained white-knuckle tension despite its punishing violence.
- Which films are like Coming Home in the Dark?
- Films with a similar feel include Eden Lake, Calibre, and The Hitcher.
- How long is Coming Home in the Dark?
- Coming Home in the Dark runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Coming Home in the Dark?
- In United States, Coming Home in the Dark streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
