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Darkness Falls

Original title: Anderson Falls
  • 2020
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
1.5K
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Lin Shaye, Shawn Ashmore, and Gary Cole in Darkness Falls (2020)
After his wife's suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson becomes convinced that she has been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, he finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers and sets out to stop them.
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After his wife's suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson becomes convinced that she has been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, he finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father... Read allAfter his wife's suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson becomes convinced that she has been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, he finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers and sets out to stop them.After his wife's suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson becomes convinced that she has been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, he finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers and sets out to stop them.

  • Director
    • Julien Seri
  • Writer
    • Giles Daoust
  • Stars
    • Shawn Ashmore
    • Gary Cole
    • Richard Harmon
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Julien Seri
    • Writer
      • Giles Daoust
    • Stars
      • Shawn Ashmore
      • Gary Cole
      • Richard Harmon
    • 60User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Shawn Ashmore
    Shawn Ashmore
    • Jeff Anderson
    Gary Cole
    Gary Cole
    • Mark Witver
    Richard Harmon
    Richard Harmon
    • Adam Witver
    Daniella Alonso
    Daniella Alonso
    • Kelly Alderman
    Judah Mackey
    Judah Mackey
    • Frankie Anderson
    Sonya Walger
    Sonya Walger
    • Jane Wilson
    Vahina Giocante
    Vahina Giocante
    • Elizabeth Anderson
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Angela Anderson
    Stefania Spampinato
    Stefania Spampinato
    • Amanda Tyler
    James Logan
    James Logan
    • Suspect
    David Gianopoulos
    David Gianopoulos
    • Officer Walker
    Tanner Thomason
    Tanner Thomason
    • Paramedic
    Aliza Pearl
    Aliza Pearl
    • Officer Pearl
    Melissa Papel
    Melissa Papel
    • Officer #1
    Vince Pavia
    Vince Pavia
    • Officer #2
    Alexis DeLaRosa
    Alexis DeLaRosa
    • Officer #3
    Cheik Letang
    • Officer #4
    • (as Cheik LeTang)
    Obada Adnan
      • Director
        • Julien Seri
      • Writer
        • Giles Daoust
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      User reviews60

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      6ms-94932

      A pretty good movie...

      I'm not sure why all of the severely negative reviews. I enjoyed this movie. Sure, some faults, but...what the heck! It was pretty good and not a waste of my time on a late Sunday evening.
      3ofumalow

      Oops! Somebody grabbed my gun again

      How many times would you find it credible that angry, determined people--particularly trained police officers--would lose control of their guns simply because somebody reached over and grabbed it from them? Well, you're about to find out, if you watch this stupid thriller in which that is the single most unintentionally funny element. It's a suspense-free serial killer drama with the entire focus on Shawn Ashmore's cop, whose wife is a victim at the begnning.

      Every step of his revenge is as predictable as it is hackneyed, made worse by the fact that Ashmore just doesn't have the gravitas for this kind of part. Other performances are adequate (Gary Cole is effective enough as the main villain), but the writing is witless and the direction takes it all waaaaay too seriously. It's not a good movie, and despite what some others have said, I didn't find it "so bad it's good"--though yes, those "dang the bad guy got my gun again" moments did make me laugh out loud. But the rest is just mediocre genre trash, without any eccentric ideas or style to make it interesting.
      1fairlesssam

      What happened here?

      With a cast of this calibre I really can't understand why a movie would turn out this badly. I think the script and plot just wasn't strong enough. The plot seemed ridiculous, shallow and unrealistic. Maybe it was trying to be something 'different and original' but failing miserably.

      The whole thing is a cringy epic fail.
      4omendata

      Thriller by the numbers and the number is 4!

      Good to see the venerable Gary Cole doing his stuff again but even he fails to raise this rather pedestrian movie with overblown soundtrack and some truly dismal acting above a mediocre 4/10 and that is being generous.

      If you are in Covid lockdown with nothing to do it will suffice as a wet Sunday afternoon diversion but there is nothing new here, it is a bit like an episode of CSI or any other cop show on tv.
      7Freedom060286

      Deserves A Better Rating

      Darkness Falls is a decent crime thriller. There is nothing wrong with the directing, acting or screenwriting, and it's never dull or boring.

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      • Trivia
        UK version called "Darkness Falls"
      • Goofs
        When Detective Jeff Anderson leaves the hospital after discussing with Captain Kelly Alderman, Anderson's car is filmed from above. The shot was taken by a drone which moves at the same speed to that of the car, and since it's almost noon, you can see the shadow of the drone that was filming the scene, near the car on the road (to the left of the car).
      • Quotes

        Mark Witver: [to his son on Elizabeth] You Were Nervous About That One, Since Her Husband Was A Cop

        Adam Witver: [indicating to a captive Jeff] Rightly So

      • Connections
        Referenced in Film Threat: GARY COLE AND SHAWN ASHMORE ON THRILLER DARKNESS FALLS - Film Threat Podcast Live (2020)

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      • Release date
        • June 12, 2020 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Belgium
        • United States
        • France
      • Official sites
        • Lone Suspect
        • Splendid Film (Germany)
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Anderson Falls
      • Production companies
        • Title Media
        • Lone Suspect
        • WTFilms
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 24 minutes
      • Color
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      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.39 : 1

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