Dark Crimes

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Dark Crimes

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2018

1h 32m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A hard-boiled detective becomes suspicious of an author when the incidents described in his hit novel resemble the inner-workings of an unsolved murder.

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Dark Crimes is a rote, unpleasant thriller that fails to parlay its compelling true story and a committed Jim Carrey performance into even modest chills.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

05/23/2018

The film's pace never deviates from its hushed, deliberate, anticipatory gaze - it's stuck in thriller-foreplay mode.

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Rex Reed

Observer

05/18/2018

1/4

The screenplay teeters between depraved and confusing ("Truth is what you make it. Reality is perception.") Say what?

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

05/18/2018

2/4

Source material with great dramatic potential. Talented director and screenwriter. Intriguing cast. That's a promising menu - but the end product leaves a sour taste.

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

09/02/2020

This production pudding is so artificial that it is hard to believe any of the characters, save for Gainsbourg's.

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Andrew Gaudion

THN

08/30/2020

1/5

It's very rare for a film to pretty much have no redeeming features about it, but Dark Crimes is essentially impossible to recommend beyond those who have a morbid curiosity.

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

07/20/2019

1.25/5

There's not even much novelty in seeing Carrey play so aggressively against type in this oppressively artless slog.

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Vedant T

@VedantTrinidad Jun 4

Dark crimes is a bleak and suspenseful crime thriller that keeps a serious tone throughout. Jim Carrey delivers a performance that is quite different from what many viewers may be used to seeing from him. Even though the film takes its time to develop, its dark atmosphere and engaging mystery make it a solid choice for fans of psychological crime stories.

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Ethan A

@Ethan243 May 14

This was absolute garbage. Also I can’t believe Jim Carrey decided to take on a role in this shit hole

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Jessica B

@JessicaSantos Apr 20

Dark Crimes mostra Jim Carrey em um dos papéis mais sombrios e contidos da carreira. Aqui, ele abandona completamente a comédia e interpreta um detetive obcecado por um caso brutal, com atuação seca, introspectiva e quase sem expressão. Em poucas palavras: pesado, frio e desconfortável — um thriller que aposta mais no clima de tensão psicológica do que em ação.

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Zach R.

@ZARman Jan 14

Too stylized, over acted except for “villain”

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Stephen C

@bob25009 06/10/2025

A success in just 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Michael Isaac K

@RT04682751 06/07/2025

"Try,try,try again"- oh two materialize...

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Synopsis

A hard-boiled detective becomes suspicious of an author when the incidents described in his hit novel resemble the inner-workings of an unsolved murder.

Director: Alexandros Avranas
Producer: John Cheng, David Henry Gerson, Simon Horsman, Brett Ratner, Jeffrey Soros
Screenwriter: Jeremy Brock
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Los Angeles Media Fund, RatPac Entertainment, InterTitle Films, Opus Film
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Rape|Strong Sexual Content|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 18, 2018
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)