Dark Days
An immersive black-and-white portrait of a hidden New York tunnel community confronting poverty, memory, and displacement.
Overview
A haunting glimpse into the lives of those living on the fringes of society, struggling to survive in the shadows of New York City.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- harrowing
- intimate
- compassionate
- social justice film night
- documentary deep dive
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the documentary as a powerful, compassionate, and visually striking portrait of homeless people living beneath New York City.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Marc Singer moves underground and lives alongside the Freedom Tunnel squatters while filming their daily lives.
The residents’ tunnel settlement is filmed in black and white and near darkness, emphasizing cramped shelters, leaking pipes, and limited light.
Residents cook, care for pets, argue, cut one another’s hair, and describe painful histories beyond the label of homelessness.
Amtrak’s thirty-day eviction notice places the tunnel residents’ homes and shared social world under immediate threat.
Films like Dark Days, and why
Streetwise
immersive documentary realism, intimate access to marginalized urban communities, and humane social observation
The Salt of the Earth
observational documentary filmmaking focused on homelessness, dignity, and life on the urban margins
Salesman
black-and-white documentary portraiture, close human encounters, and stark attention to poverty and social exclusion
Movie Details
- Director
- Marc Singer
- Release Date
- 2000-08-30
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (126)
Cast
- Marc Singer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Night Flight Plus, OVID, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Dark Days about?
- An immersive black-and-white portrait of a hidden New York tunnel community confronting poverty, memory, and displacement.
- What is Dark Days like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dark Days as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Dark Days violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Dark Days.
- What did critics think of Dark Days?
- Critics broadly regard the documentary as a powerful, compassionate, and visually striking portrait of homeless people living beneath New York City.
- Which films are like Dark Days?
- Films with a similar feel include Streetwise, The Salt of the Earth, and Salesman.
- How long is Dark Days?
- Dark Days runs 82 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dark Days?
- In United States, Dark Days streams on Night Flight Plus, OVID, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
