The Dark Hours

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The Dark Hours

R

2005

1h 22m

Mystery & Thriller

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Samantha Goodman (Kate Greenhouse), a psychiatrist dying of brain cancer, sets off for a weekend getaway with her sister, Melody (Iris Graham), and husband, David (Gordon Currie). During the trip, escaped mental patient Harlan Pyne (Aidan Devine) arrives and holds them hostage. Determined to take revenge on Goodman for mistreating him during his stay at an institution, Pyne and his devious sidekick, Adrian (Dov Tiefenbach), subject the trio to an excruciating night of torture.

Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

Nov 11, 2005

2.5/4

By the time The Dark Hours starts to get good, it's more than midway into the movie.

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Stephen Cole

Globe and Mail

Nov 11, 2005

3.5/4

The Dark Hours is a remarkably assured homage to psychological horror films from the sixties and seventies.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 25, 2005

Proves as cliche-ridden as its title.

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

Jun 25, 2006

3/5

Speeds through its scant 80-minute running time with no muss, no fuss, and a surprisingly watchable demeanor.

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Apr 9, 2006

4/5

worth tracking down

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Andy Mauro

Dread Central

Jan 30, 2006

4/5

While it's possible to watch The Dark Hours, strictly as a tense as hell backwoods-psycho-torture film, there's a lot more going on here than meets the eye.

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Robert P

@Superbad 3 hrs ago

The Dark Hours is a *3* star movie!!!

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Jun 17, 2020

Very good movie and even though the ending was chaotic I thought that the beauty of the film. You get to choose your own ending and that is something unique that not many movies have.

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Apr 22, 2019

I thought the acting was laughable in this movie it was also predictable. I looked forward too seeing this movie so I was very dissapointed. I give this movie a D-.

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delysid d

@RT67044741 Apr 26, 2017

A psycho takes revenge on his doctor. Not horrible

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Jul 2, 2015

A psychological thriller that starts off as a decent film, but by the end, I could not make heads or tails from what actually happened. If they would have made a clearer ending, this film may have been worth sitting through and gotten a better rating. As is, I can't recommend this film since it would have been the same thing if the movie just ended without the last 25 minutes of it.

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Jun 25, 2013

Ho boy. Don't look for any great indie revelation regarding the psychological thriller. Expect what you would anticipate in a film of this genre..with nothing special.

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Paul Fox

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Kate Greenhouse

Dr. Samantha Goodman

Aidan Devine

Harlan Pyne

Dov Tiefenbach

Adrian

Iris Graham

Melody

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Synopsis

Samantha Goodman (Kate Greenhouse), a psychiatrist dying of brain cancer, sets off for a weekend getaway with her sister, Melody (Iris Graham), and husband, David (Gordon Currie). During the trip, escaped mental patient Harlan Pyne (Aidan Devine) arrives and holds them hostage. Determined to take revenge on Goodman for mistreating him during his stay at an institution, Pyne and his devious sidekick, Adrian (Dov Tiefenbach), subject the trio to an excruciating night of torture.

Director: Paul Fox
Producer: Brent Barclay
Screenwriter: Wil Zmak
Rating: R (Terror|Sexual Content|Language|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Aug 19, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $423
Runtime: 1h 22m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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