A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.
Jacob Tremblay
- Orion
- (voice)
Paul Walter Hauser
- Dark
- (voice)
Colin Hanks
- Adult Orion
- (voice)
Mia Akemi Brown
- Hypatia
- (voice)
Ike Barinholtz
- Light
- (voice)
Natasia Demetriou
- Sleep
- (voice)
Aparna Nancherla
- Quiet
- (voice)
Carla Gugino
- Orion's Mom
- (voice)
Matt Dellapina
- Orion's Dad
- (voice)
Nick Kishiyama
- Tycho
- (voice)
Angela Bassett
- Sweet Dreams
- (voice)
Sky Alexis
- Lisa
- (voice)
Larisa Asuaje
- Mrs. Spinoza
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie Orion watched towards the beginning of the movie, with the trash compactor and recycling, strongly resembles the ending of "The Brave Little Toaster", down to the face on the compactor fed by a conveyor belt.
- Crazy creditsThe opening DreamWorks Animation logo appears as a drawing, and has a scared Orion appear on the Moon and draw a light switch to change the dark background to bright white.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 944: Sasquatch Sunset (2024)
- SoundtracksApocalypse Dreams
Written by Kevin Parker, Jay Watson
Performed by Tame Impala
Courtesy of Modular Recordings/Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
Like Beau Is Afraid but for Kids
Honestly, I didn't know what to expect with this movie since it is made by Dreamworks but also written by Charlie Kaufman who has made some of my favorite films of all time. With an interesting concept, the movie surprisingly was pretty ambitious and interesting then the typical Dreamworks Animation movie.
I do appreciate the writing where it creates interesting themes and ideas together which worked pretty well. I found the narrative, while having some faults with certain aspects, remaining strong with some good dialogue, themes, and tone. The voice performances were pretty solid with some good deliveries and style. The animation is pretty solid with some good colors and models. Although it does feel a bit cheap then the usual Dreamworks Animation movie which is understandable due to the low budget.
The characters are interesting but I felt as the side characters were a little messy on certain aspects of development. Including the third act to be a little rushed. Here, Kaufman's writing isn't his best work but he still provides some interesting ideas and I do applaud him and Dreamworks on taking some unusual directions and shifts here. But I won't be surprised if Dreamworks had done studio interfere with his script.
Overall, not the best but nice to see Kaufman doing more stories.
I do appreciate the writing where it creates interesting themes and ideas together which worked pretty well. I found the narrative, while having some faults with certain aspects, remaining strong with some good dialogue, themes, and tone. The voice performances were pretty solid with some good deliveries and style. The animation is pretty solid with some good colors and models. Although it does feel a bit cheap then the usual Dreamworks Animation movie which is understandable due to the low budget.
The characters are interesting but I felt as the side characters were a little messy on certain aspects of development. Including the third act to be a little rushed. Here, Kaufman's writing isn't his best work but he still provides some interesting ideas and I do applaud him and Dreamworks on taking some unusual directions and shifts here. But I won't be surprised if Dreamworks had done studio interfere with his script.
Overall, not the best but nice to see Kaufman doing more stories.
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- Feb 1, 2024
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- Also known as
- Orión y la oscuridad
- Filming locations
- Paris, France(Studio)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
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