Hold the Dark

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Hold the Dark

TV-MA

2018

2h 5m

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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Summoned to a remote Alaskan village to search for the wolves that killed three children, a wolf expert soon finds himself unraveling a harrowing mystery.

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Critics Consensus

Hold the Dark's unsettling aesthetic offers more of what filmgoers expect from director Jeremy Saulnier - and is often enough to prop up shaky narrative underpinnings.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

10/29/2018

3.5/5

Holding the dark - embracing it within, or keeping it away - is what all of Saulnier's films are about.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

10/10/2018

A grim, unsettling and ultimately forgettable Netflix horror flick that has a surprisingly high daytime body count for something that takes place mostly in the dark night of the Alaskan winter.

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

10/04/2018

3/4

Saulnier's lens has become more defined and his pursuit of the shot intenser...Saulnier's pursuit of the shot gives the film not just an authenticity, but encapsulates the mood of the adapted screenplay.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

01/04/2023

Nearly two hours long and smothered in portent, this is either just no fun or straight-up overwrought.

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

09/01/2021

90/100

Episode 11: Moving On

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Dan Buffa

KSDK News (St. Louis)

11/10/2020

Wright looks confused the entire film, things get very weird late, and at the end, you are depressed and wondering what you watched.

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Cesar M

@c3m0tr Jul 9

Do not waste your time, movie goes nowhere

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G G

@RT59708393 Apr 13

A needless and infuriating watch. "A**hole guy and sh*tty friend kill a bunch of innocent people cause his weird son got killed." Could have saved me two hours of my life. Also, this is the furthest thing from a mystery. Thriller? Bad? Absolutely. This is closer to a fetish snuff film compilation. Very weird. It’s no mystery to the audience or the characters within the film as to what is happening. It’s very obvious. Have seldomly been so bothered to leave a review for media, let alone create an account so I can help anyone else avoid wasting the hours they will never reclaim.

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Neile T.

@NeileTaylor Apr 11

This is a horrible movie. Boring and slow. It never goes anywhere. Don’t waste your time.

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Rey L.

@Micfur Mar 31

This movie is just confusing and mysterious enough to keep you watching until the end. Unfortunately, you feel like you've been robbed at the conclusion, Netflix has a really bad habit of horrible endings in their productions.

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Tony E.

@Tonyedmonds Mar 25

Worth the watch if you can't find anything else. Ending leaves a bit to be desired.

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Barry M

@rohan59 Feb 16

Almost evil and senseless; waste of time.

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Synopsis

Summoned to a remote Alaskan village to search for the wolves that killed three children, a wolf expert soon finds himself unraveling a harrowing mystery.

Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Producer: Eva Maria Daniels, Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp
Screenwriter: Macon Blair
Production Co: Film Science, Addictive Pictures, Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2018
Runtime: 2h 5m