Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) Reviews & Ratings

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark reviews

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark holds a 5.8/10 average from 1,172 TMDB ratings.

Oh, this is the stuff. How I’ve missed great horror. American studios have, by and large, ignored producing truly great horror over mindless pablum like Final Destination 6, or Saw 23, or Nostalgic Horror Film Remake 117. Slashers, gore-fests, dead teenager movies and all the other imagination-barren dreck neglect that incredible power a great horror film can wield over its viewer: namely, that it’s the only genre t…
— Matt Golden

Well, aside from a bit of a "Neighbours" reunion between Guy Pearce and Alan Dale, there's not really much to say about this film. Pearce is "Alex" who, with girlfriend "Kim" (Katie Holmes), has set up home in a stately pile where his daughter "Sally" (Bailee Madison) discovers an hitherto long sealed up cellar. Like most brats her age, she cannot leave well alone - despite warnings from the wary "Harris" (Jack Thom…
— CinemaSerf (6/10)

A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.

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