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Out of the Dark (1995) — Stream on Shout! TV · CriticCrunch

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Out of the Dark

Movie1995·82 min

Out of the Dark

Directed by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

A comedy horror film directed by Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 30%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

105 ratings

About Out of the Dark

After being haunted by evil spirits inside a residential building, a security guard seeks help from a mysterious exorcist, who turns out to be an escaped mental patient.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Unsettling
Story Tags: faith existentialism, isolation loneliness, supernatural, urban, isolated dwelling, strangers forced together, everyman, con artist trickster, survival, slow burn reveal, ghost haunting, demon occult

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Details

Director: Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Language: Cn

Cast

Stephen Chow, Karen Mok Man-Wai, Lo Hung

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Where to Watch Out of the Dark

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How Out of the Dark Ranks

All movies

Top 30%

1990s movies

Top 28%

Comedy movies

Top 27%

1990s Comedy movies

Top 25%

Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai films#5 of 6

Top 30% All movies.

the vibe

Out of the Dark Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralmoderateeasy to followfunnyintimatelight

playful

unsettling

What it's about

survivalslow-burn revealfaith existentialismisolation lonelinesseverymancon artiststrangers forced togethersupernaturalhauntingdemon & occulturbanisolated dwelling

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

playfulplayful