A Dark Place
Seen it?2018 | 89 min | Thriller, Mystery
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (54% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
When a young boy turns up dead in a sleepy Pennsylvania town, a local sanitation truck driver, Donald, plays detective, embarking on a precarious and obsessive investigation to prove the boy was murdered.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
54% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Simon Fellows
- Andrew ScottDonald Devlin
- Bronagh WaughDonna Reutzel
- Denise GoughLinda Connolly
- Michael RoseSheriff Benjamin Mooney
- Sandra Ellis LaffertyBetty Devlin
- Christa Beth CampbellWendy Connelly
- Eric MendenhallBill Frankel
- Andrew MassetDr. Joel Pomorowski
- Christian FinlaysonJustin Zeigler
- Kate ForbesPatty Zeigler