Dark Encounter

2019
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

4.7K

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Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Eight-year-old Maisie went missing in 1982 and a memorial is held by her family a year later. That evening, strange lights and sounds are observed in the woods outside - and strange things s... Read allEight-year-old Maisie went missing in 1982 and a memorial is held by her family a year later. That evening, strange lights and sounds are observed in the woods outside - and strange things start to happen.Eight-year-old Maisie went missing in 1982 and a memorial is held by her family a year later. That evening, strange lights and sounds are observed in the woods outside - and strange things start to happen.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

4.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Dark Encounter

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Trivia
Although the movie establishes that the events happen in Blue Hill County, Pennsylvania, actually the movie was filmed in North Yorkshire, England. In real-life Blue Hill is a summit close to Susquehanna River in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, having 17821 as ZIP Code delivery area.

Goofs
In between shots in the 35th minute the toy house changes appearance. The round window in the center of the attic has moved several inches to the left.

IRAAG: The perspective on the dollhouse changes and the window is reset back under a gable. The different perspective makes it appear to have been moved.

Quotes
Billy Anderson: They just turned and went the other way
Noah Anderson: You were running at them with an axe

Crazy credits
In the end credits the disappeared girl is listed as "Maisie", but a little lower down her stand-in is shown as "Maisy Stand In".

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Featured review

7/10

Much better than Rating Suggests. Think Signs meets Fire In Sky

For a film with a modest budget, it doesn't look it. The production value is excellent all around and nails the early 80's aesthetic without trying to be trendy. It has the look of Close Encounters but with more of a Fire In The Sky feel crossed with Shyamalan's Signs considering it's twisty and character driven plot that comes forth as the events move along. Highly recommend for fans of the films I mentioned above, or of The X-Files, though this film does bring something slightly new and different as a whole when it reaches its third act. Don't go in expecting a blockbuster, but an intimate, at times creepy, wholly entertaining film about a family and a dark encounter that almost tears them all apart. Worth your time in my books.