The Dark Half (1993)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

There are very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.

Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.

• Released: 1993-04-23
• Genres: Mystery, Horror
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 485 votes

Directed by George A. Romero.

Top cast

• Timothy Hutton as Thad Beaumont / George Stark
• Amy Madigan as Liz Beaumont
• Michael Rooker as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
• Julie Harris as Reggie DeLesseps
• Robert Joy as Fred Clawson
• Kent Broadhurst as Mike Donaldson
• Beth Grant as Shayla Beaumont
• Rutanya Alda as Miriam Cowley
• Tom Mardirosian as Rick Cowley
• Larry John Meyers as Dr. Pritchard

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Dark Half

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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