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Darkness Falls

2020Movie1 h 24 min

21

TerribleGoodWatch score

21

TerribleGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

After his wife's suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson becomes convinced that she has been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, he finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers and sets out to stop them.

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

Skip it if

You need an uplifting mood
Graphic violence bothers you

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Fingerprint

Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you on edge.
Leaves you shaken.
Keeps you guessing.
Weighs on you.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 13Audiences 33GoodWatch 21
Tomatometer13%
IMDb4.7
Audience score18%
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −20 min on the typical 104
typical 10484
Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
Released
2020
March 7, 2020
6 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
Belgium
France
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
Frightening scenesStrong
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Directing · 1
Julien Seri Director
Writing · 1
Giles Daoust Writer
Production · 3
Luke Barnett Producer
Catherine Dumonceaux Producer
Jessica Sherman Casting Director
Camera · 2
Shan Liljestrand Director of Photography
Ashly Covington Still Photographer
Editing · 1
Brody Gusar Editor
Sound · 3
Sacha Chaban Original Music Composer
Michael Capuano Sound Designer
Alexander X. Hutchinson Sound Mixer
Art · 3
Traci Hays Production Design
Mindy Smith Set Decoration
Abra Brayman Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Laurie Hallak Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 1
Joshua M. Lester Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 1
James Logan Stunt Coordinator

Tropes

Murder Into MalevolenceRare · in 53 titlesMatilda Dixon was a kindly widow who gave the children of her town gifts in exchange for their teeth.Nighttime Bathroom PhobiaRare · in 17 titlesThe prologue is A Minor Kidroduction of Kyle (The Hero), who is afraid of going to the bathroom at night (and darkness in general).All 38 tropes

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