Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Dark easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Dark end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Dark

Name: The Dark
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1979
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 4.7
Cast: William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel, Keenan Wynn, Warren J. Kemmerling

An alien mutilator stalks and kills human prey during the night.

Directed by John "Bud" Cardos

Produced by Film Ventures International

197992 min4.7 / 10

A nocturnal urban horror film about an alien predator loose in Los Angeles, blending police procedural with supernatural mystery and graphic violence.

At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On the trail are a TV reporter, the father of one of the victims, and a police detective, but despite their efforts only the mysterious psychic DeRenzy knows what the killer is and how to stop it.

Clusters

Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Space & Alien Movies Murder And Assassination Police Movies

Genres

Horror Science Fiction

Keywords

Police Alien Murder

Questions people ask

Is The Dark scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.
Is The Dark violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Dark easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Dark end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Dark 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.

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