Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- violent
- paranoid
- political thriller night
- environmental justice double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly executed political thriller undermined by gratuitous violence and weak storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The filtration malfunction and impending South African deal place corporate ownership of water resources at the center of the conflict.
Government forces and company security personnel attack villagers and witnesses to protect commercial interests.
The Ecuadorian typhoid outbreak connects environmental exploitation, political repression, and international business.
Jack Begosian is hired to retrieve evidence and protect survivors despite the dangers surrounding the investigation.
Films like A Dark Truth, and why
The Constant Gardener
shared eco-thriller premise, corporate corruption, political violence, and international setting
Syriana
shared conspiracy thriller structure, corporate wrongdoing, and morally driven investigation
Erin Brockovich
shared environmental crisis, government secrecy, and escalating action-thriller tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Damian Lee
- Release Date
- 2012-11-29
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (129)
Cast
- Andy Garcia
- Deborah Kara Unger
- Eva Longoria
- Forest Whitaker
- Steven Bauer
- Al Sapienza
- Joel Harris
- Lara Daans
- Danielle Baker
- Kim Coates
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Dark Truth about?
- An ex-CIA operative enters a lethal Ecuadorian cover-up when a water corporation sacrifices a village to protect its global business deal.
- What is A Dark Truth like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Dark Truth as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Dark Truth violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in A Dark Truth as graphic.
- What did critics think of A Dark Truth?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly executed political thriller undermined by gratuitous violence and weak storytelling.
- Which films are like A Dark Truth?
- Films with a similar feel include The Constant Gardener, Syriana, and Erin Brockovich.
- How long is A Dark Truth?
- A Dark Truth runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Dark Truth?
- In United States, A Dark Truth streams on AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+.
