Dark Night of the Scarecrow fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dark Night of the Scarecrow is terrifying, tense, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Emotionally, it's moving.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Dark Night of the Scarecrow is included with a subscription to Philo, Night Flight+, Eternal Family, and Bloodstream in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and FlixHouse. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 63%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 37 min
Dark Night of the Scarecrow runs 1 h 37 min.
Yes. Critics average 63 and audiences 66 out of 100, so both groups see Dark Night of the Scarecrow much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 52 storytelling tropes for Dark Night of the Scarecrow, including Cruel and Unusual Death, Hate Sink, All of the Other Reindeer.
6.7
