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The Darkest Hour is a 2011 action, adventure, and horror film directed by Chris Gorak and written by Jon Spaihts. Produced by Timur Bekmambetov through Regency Enterprises and Bazelevs Company, the movie features Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, and Rachael Taylor. The narrative takes place in Moscow, Russia, where five young people fight an alien invasion that attacks Earth via the power supply. The film is presented in 3D and was originally released in Russian and English.
The production had a budget of 30000000 and generated a revenue of 64626786. It has a runtime of 89 minutes. The movie was distributed by Summit Entertainment, Netflix, and Disney+ through video on demand. Critical reception included a review score of 12%, 3.3/10, and 18/100, alongside a vote average of 5.311. The story is set in environments including an airplane and aircraft, with the tagline "Survive the holidays."
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5.3In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
Cast
- Emile Hirsch as Sean
- Rachael Taylor as Anne
- Olivia Thirlby as Natalie
- Joel Kinnaman as Skyler
- Max Minghella as Ben
- Veronika Vernadskaya as Vika
Themes
- alien invasion
- american abroad
- moscow, russia
- failed business
- microwave
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Chris Gorak
- Screenplay by
- Jon Spaihts
- Story by
- Leslie Bohem M.T. Ahern Jon Spaihts
- Produced by
- Tom Jacobson Timur Bekmambetov
- Starring
- Emile Hirsch Olivia Thirlby Max Minghella Rachael Taylor
- Cinematography
- Scott Kevan
- Edited by
- Priscilla Nedd-Friendly Fernando Villena
- Music by
- Tyler Bates
- Production companies
- Regency Enterprises Bazelevs Company New Regency Jacobson Company
- Distributed by
- Summit Entertainment (United States) 20th Century Fox (International)
- Release dates
- December 22, 2011 ( 2011-12-22 ) (Russia) December 25, 2011 ( 2011-12-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 89 minutes
- Countries
- United States, Russia
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Budget
- $34.8 million
- Box office
- $64.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- alien invasion
- Director
- Chris Gorak
- Screenwriter
- Jon Spaihts
- Cast member
- Gosha Kutsenko
- Composer
- Tyler Bates
- Producer
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Production company
- Regency Enterprises
- Narrative location
- Moscow
- Filming location
- Russia
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 773938
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- video.foxjapan.com/movies/darkesthour
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- publication date
- 2011-12-29
- title
- The Darkest Hour
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 18/100
- has characteristic
- 3D film
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Encyclopedic overview
The Darkest Hour is a 2011 science fiction action film directed by Chris Gorak from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. The film stars Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella, Olivia Thirlby, Rachael Taylor, and Joel Kinnaman as a group of people caught in an alien invasion. The film was released on December 25, 2011, in the United States, and grossed $65 million on a $35 million budget.
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