A Dark Place

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A Dark Place

2019

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

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25 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

When a young boy goes missing in a sleepy backwoods town, a local sanitation truck driver, Donald, plays detective, embarking on a precarious and obsessive investigation.

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Critics Consensus

A Dark Place's central mystery makes more than its fair share of questionable plot turns, but Andrew Scott's startling performance elevates it as a unique neo-noir diversion.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

03/24/2020

[Andrew] Scott here fascinates as a vulnerable yet remarkably resilient odd duck.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/27/2019

If it had simply lived in its mystery... than I think it would have been a more powerful movie.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

04/22/2019

2/5

The film, alas, despite [Andrew Scott's] best efforts, is dramatically inert and riddled with plot holes.

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

09/30/2023

5/5

It will speak to you and it will stay with you for a very long time after you’ve seen it.

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Paul Lê

Nightmare on Film Street

07/20/2023

7/10

What elevates A Dark Place among other somber whodunits is our unsung hero's conviction for the truth.

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David Reddish

Queerty

03/20/2022

3/4

If the movie doesnt make your palms sweat, Andrew Scott probably will.

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Kashgar A

@AllFunAndGames Mar 13

A very moving, very powerful film.

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Sean R.

@ZeroXero Oct 17

Actually not a bad movie. Little bit of a slow burn and not many known actors but they actually all were pretty good. I would recommend seeing it

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michael p

@Labspeciman 08/26/2025

About a man who wasn't blessed with the gift of intelligence using the gifts he does have to solve a "Drowning" of a young boy. How he goes about putting clues together is quite unique. Very good movie.

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Gregory S

@Gregory566 07/06/2025

Wow, I’ll tell you this, Andrew Scott was absolutely incredible in this movie. Dude put on a master class in each scene. That ending though, excellent.

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Mr. S

@RT76326261 06/07/2025

Wow. Andrew Scott is a savage, but the editing, score, direction helps him shine too!

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Christopher L

@RT43905935 02/27/2025

Everyone that gave this high ratings must be from Pennsylvania. Also most of it isn't believable.

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Donald

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Synopsis

When a young boy goes missing in a sleepy backwoods town, a local sanitation truck driver, Donald, plays detective, embarking on a precarious and obsessive investigation.

Director: Simon Fellows
Producer: Leon Clarance, Tai Duncan, Gareth Unwin
Screenwriter: Brendan Higgins
Distributor: Shout! Factory
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 12, 2019
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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