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The Dark Below

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A woman struggles to survive beneath a frozen lake while trying to stay hidden from the serial killer who is stalking her from the surface.

Critics Reviews

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Kristen Yoonsoo Kim Village Voice Mar 22, 2017
The Dark Below could've easily been half the length - and half the waste of time - if Schulze hadn't used slo-mo in nearly every scene. Go to Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Mar 9, 2017
While its intriguing setup sounds like it could make for a provocative and original thriller, The Dark Below never lives up to its promise, although it earns points for originality. Go to Full Review Isaac Feldberg Cut Print Film Dec 16, 2020
3/10
Even at a substandard 75 minutes, the film's pace is so punishingly glacial - and its ideas so lethargically executed - that viewers will likely find themselves more fatigued than thrilled by its assorted gimmicks. Go to Full Review Niall Browne Movies in Focus Nov 2, 2018
4/5
Douglas Schulze's The Dark Below is an original and bold film that plays around with narrative conventions and preconceived notions of the thriller genre. Go to Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Mar 17, 2017
What hurts [the film] is the very aspect that there is no dialogue and no sound, thus the movie feels a lot like a gimmick in the end. Go to Full Review Jared Mobarak The Film Stage Mar 16, 2017
D
It's one thing if The Dark Below sought campy implausibility, but it craves legitimacy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Mar 31, 2021 Utter garbage. No way could you survive under freezing cold water for that long. See more Nov 12, 2017 They need to add a no stars rating. See more Aug 30, 2017 In the midst of countless remakes and reboots we have an indie horror film that simply slipped under the radar. THE DARK BELOW is a survival horror film feom director Douglas Schultze, it breaks conventions by presenting itself almost as a silent film. It heavy orchestra helped weave a tense and heartbreaking tale using little to no dialogue. The performances are very well done, lots of love and care for the material and respect for the genre. A very tense and original effort in the classic cat and mouse survival horror genre. It was a bit short and i would have loved more. Some scenes id have preferred had some dialogue, I'll admit i respect the hell outta Schultze for keeping with his vision. Third act did get a little slo mo heavy. All for dramatic effect I understand. See more Aug 29, 2017 Turn your color way down on your TV and it's watchable See more Aug 21, 2017 Unique and thoroughly entertaining. Highly recommend. See more Apr 24, 2017 not bad cld be wrong but not bad See more Read all reviews
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Douglas Schulze

Director

Lauren Mae Shafer

Rachel

David G.B. Brown

Ben

Seraphina Anne Zorn

Actor

Veronica Cartwright

Actor

Zachary Levine

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman struggles to survive beneath a frozen lake while trying to stay hidden from the serial killer who is stalking her from the surface.
Director
Douglas Schulze
Producer
Kurt Eli Mayry, Kathryn J. McDermott, Douglas Schulze
Screenwriter
Douglas Schulze, Jonathan D'Ambrosio
Distributor
Parade Deck Films
Production Co
Dead Wait Productons
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 9, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.1K
Runtime
1h 23m
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