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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)

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A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.

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Troy Nixey

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Guillermo del Toro (screenplay), Matthew Robbins (screenplay) | 1 more credit »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Gleeson Bruce Gleeson ... Buggy Driver
Eddie Ritchard ... Housekeeper (as Edwina Ritchard)
Garry McDonald Garry McDonald ... Blackwood
Bailee Madison ... Sally
Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen ... Airport Cart Driver
Katie Holmes ... Kim
Guy Pearce ... Alex
Jack Thompson ... Harris
Julia Blake ... Mrs. Underhill
David Tocci David Tocci ... Workman
Lance Drisdale Lance Drisdale ... Policeman
Nicholas Bell ... Psychiatrist
Libby Gott Libby Gott ... Nurse
James Mackay ... Librarian
Emilia Burns ... Caterer (as Emelia Burns)
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A young girl is sent to live with her estranged father and his girlfriend at their new home. The father, Alex has plans to spruce up the home with the help of his interior decorator girlfriend, Kim. The previous owner of the home was a famous painter who mysteriously disappeared. Alex's daughter, Sally, soon discovers the cause of the painter's disappearance. Written by Jeff Mellinger

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Fear is never just make believe. See more »


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Trivia

Appropriately set in Providence, RI as that was the home of H.P. Lovecraft who wrote the story "The Rats in the Walls" which apparently inspired this film. Though the short story was set in England not Rhode Island. See more »

Goofs

When Harris pulls Sally through the toadstool ring, their feet are clearly shown stomping the mushrooms, yet in the next shot, the ring is intact behind them. See more »

Quotes

Sally: They don't like bright lights, you know, those things.
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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.199 (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

When You and I Were Young, Maggie
Written and Performed by John McCormack
Courtesy of Bluebird/Novus/RCA Victor
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
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Worst movie $25million can made
28 October 2011 | by chevy_mustangSee all my reviews

I am in no way a professional movie critic. And this is the first time I even bother to write a review on IMDb but after the opening scene I was already regretting being in the theater watching this piece of crap.

For starters, the storytelling is horrible. The characters reasoning is taken out of a kindergarten play book. The film making is awful in a way that not even Martin Campbell could reach with Green Lantern.

The only star I could give to this movie is for the young Bailee Madison, poor girl had to go though such a pile of insanity while all her potential was being flushed down the wicked "monsters".

To sum up, in my humble opinion as a movie aficionado that could enjoy a cheap B-series movie, I would advice every single person with a little taste not to pay a dime for this film.


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Language:

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Release Date:

26 August 2011 (Canada) See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,525,728, 28 August 2011

Gross USA:

$24,046,682

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,269,529
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1.85 : 1
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