The Darkest Hour
Seen it?2011 | 89 min | Horror, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes and a weak 5.3 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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, horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Disclosure Day or The Hunt for Red October, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes, 18 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$65 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 144K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris Gorak
- Emile HirschSean
- Rachael TaylorAnne
- Olivia ThirlbyNatalie
- Joel KinnamanSkyler
- Max MinghellaBen
- Veronika VernadskayaVika
- Dato BakhtadzeSergei
- Gosha KutsenkoMatvei
- Nikolay EfremovSasha
- Georgiy GromovBoris