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The Darkest Hour (2011) · CriticCrunch

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The Darkest Hour

Movie2011·89 min

The Darkest Hour

Directed by Chris Gorak

Horror Action Thriller Science Fiction

A horror action film directed by Chris Gorak.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 87%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.3/10

About The Darkest Hour

In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Unsettling
Story Tags: survival of spirit, freedom rebellion, action combat, russia, urban, group found family, everyman, ensemble, survival, escape chase, aliens

2K ratings

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Details

Director: Chris Gorak
Language: English

Cast

Emile Hirsch, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby

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How The Darkest Hour Ranks

All movies

Top 87%

2010s movies

Top 82%

Horror movies

Top 88%

Top 87% All movies.

the vibe

The Darkest Hour Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseeasy to followlight-touchbroadheartfelttenseunsettling

What it's about

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

texture

tensetense

survival

escape chase

survival of spirit

freedom rebellion

everyman

ensemble

group found family

action combat

aliens

russia

urban

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9