Darker than Night

Darker than Night

Out of sight. Out of mind.

Directed by Johnny Mitchell

Produced by Riverbank Pictures

201882 min5.3 / 10

A tense home-invasion slasher that weaponizes a blind protagonist's vulnerability, building paranoia and dread through isolation and the threat of unseen danger.

Sloan Carter is a young girl who has recently been blinded. Her father leaves for the weekend and her two best friends, returning home from University, keep her company. A protege of her father's, passing through town, also spends the night. The peaceful weekend is interrupted by a shadowy threat and the safe country getaway turns into a fight for survival.

Questions people ask

  • Is Darker than Night scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Darker than Night violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Darker than Night easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Darker than Night end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Darker than Night sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Darker than Night, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Darker than Night, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Darker than Night, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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