The Darkness (2016 American film)

The Darkness
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGreg McLean
Written by
  • Shayne Armstrong
  • S.P. Krause
  • Greg McLean
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyToby Oliver
Edited by
  • Sean Lahiff
  • Timothy Alverson
Music byJohnny Klimek
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[2]
Box office$10.9 million[3]

The Darkness is a 2016 American supernatural horror film, directed by Greg McLean and co-written by McLean, Shayne Armstrong, and Shane Krause. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Matt Walsh, Jennifer Morrison, Ming-Na Wen and Parker Mack.

The film is about a family who visits the Grand Canyon and brings home a supernatural force that feeds off their fears and takes over their lives.[4] Filming began in April 2014 in Los Angeles and ended in May the same year.

Blumhouse Tilt and High Top Releasing released the film on May 13, 2016 (Friday the 13th). It was largely panned by film critics, but grossed $10.9 million against a $4 million budget.[5]

  1. ^ "THE DARKNESS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. ^ McNary, Dave. "'Captain America' to Dominate With $77 Million Weekend as 'Money Monster' Aims for $15 Million". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Darkness (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "New Supernatural Film '6 Miranda Drive' Rounding Out Cast". Moviepilot. May 12, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Darkness reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 15, 2016.