Dark Suns fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
Society, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dark Suns is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Society, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around society, everyday modern life, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Dark Suns is included with a subscription to IndieFlix and DocAlliance Films in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and myfilmfriend. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, and DocAlliance Films. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86/100 (IMDb 7.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 32 min
Dark Suns runs 2 h 32 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Dark Suns higher (100) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Spanish, with some English. Produced in Canada.
+60GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dark Suns in 74 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
7.7
