Dark River fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dark River is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Dark River is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 5.9, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and disturbing imagery.
1 h 30 min
Dark River runs 1 h 30 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Dark River higher (75) than audiences (62). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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5.9
