Dark Places (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
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| Screenplay by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
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| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
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Running time | 112 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.5 million[2] |
Dark Places is a 2015 mystery thriller film directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. The screenplay, by Paquet-Brenner, is based on Gillian Flynn's 2009 novel of the same name. It stars Charlize Theron, Christina Hendricks, Nicholas Hoult, and Chloë Grace Moretz.
The film was released in France on April 8, 2015,[3] and in the United States on August 7, 2015, by A24 Films.[4] It is the second film Theron and Hoult have collaborated on, after Mad Max: Fury Road.
Summary
Set in a farming town in Kansas, Dark Places follows Libby Day, the only surviving witness of a horrific massacre that took the lives of her mother and sisters. Believing the slaughter to be the work of a Satanic cult, Libby testifies in court against her own brother. Thirty years after the murder, she remains haunted by the gruesome violence of her past when she meets a group of amateur investigators who call themselves "The Kill Club". Looking to satisfy their morbid curiosity, the group begins its own inquiry about the case, believing that Libby's brother might be innocent. To help them, Libby must unearth painful memories of the event and learn that her past may not be what it seems.
Cast
- Charlize Theron as Libby Day[5]
- Sterling Jerins as young Libby Day
- Christina Hendricks as Patty Day[6]
- Nicholas Hoult as Lyle Wirth[7]
- Andrea Roth as Diondra Wertzner[8]
- Chloë Grace Moretz as young Diondra Wertzner[9]
- Corey Stoll as Ben Day[8]
- Tye Sheridan as young Ben Day[10]
- Sean Bridgers as Runner Day
- Drea de Matteo as Krissi Cates[6]
- Addy Miller as young Krissi Cates
- Shannon Kook as young Trey Teepano
- Richard Gunn as Lou Cates
- Dan Hewitt Owens as Robert
Production
Principal photography commenced in late August 2013 in Shreveport and Minden, Louisiana.[11][12]
The National Enquirer reported that Theron suffered nightmares while playing her role in this film.[13]
Release
Dark Places was released in France on April 8, 2015.[3] In November 2014, it was announced A24 Films and DirecTV Cinema had acquired rights to the film.[14] The film began airing on DirecTV Cinema on June 18, 2015,[15] and was released in limited release and through video on demand on August 7, 2015.[16]
Critical reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 26% approval rating based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10.[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigns a score of 39 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[18]
Box office
The film grossed a meager total of $208,588 in the United States from 151 venues over the course of two weeks. Overseas, the film earned $3,304,354 for a worldwide total of $3,512,942.[2]
References
- ↑ "DARK PLACES (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- 1 2 "Dark Places (2015) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- 1 2 AlloCine (8 April 2015). "Dark Places". AlloCiné. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "'Dark Places': EW preview". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Charlize Theron Joins Adaptation Of Gillian Flynn's 'Dark | The Playlist". Indiewire blog. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- 1 2 Patten, Dominic (2013-09-03). "UPDATE: 'Mad Men's Christina Hendricks Lands New 'Dark Places' Role". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ Gallagher, Brian (2013-04-03). "Nicholas Hoult Joins 'Dark Places'". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- 1 2 Patten, Dominic (2013-08-20). "'Dark Places' Adds 'House Of Cards' Corey Stoll & 'Rescue Me's Andrea Roth". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ "Chloë Moretz Joins 'Dark Places' Cast Alongside Charlize Theron". Screenrant.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ Jason McDonald (2013-08-19). "Tye Sheridan Joins 'Dark Places'". Horror-Movies.ca. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ↑ "Charlize Theron: ‘Dark Places’ Starts Shooting!". Zimbio, Inc. August 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Book Adaptation 'Dark Places' Starts Shooting". Thehollywoodnews.com. September 2, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ National Enquirer http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/charlize-theron-murder-nightmare. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Mike Fleming Jr. "A24 Closing ‘Dark Places’ Deal With DirecTV - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ↑ Erik Pedersen. "Charlize Theron’s ‘Dark Places’ Hits DirecTV For Prerelease VOD Window - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ↑ Zack Sharf (August 3, 2015). "The 12 Indies to Watch on VOD This August: "Dark Places," - Indiewire". Indiewire. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Dark Places (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Dark Places Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
External links
- Dark Places at the Internet Movie Database
- Dark Places at Box Office Mojo
- Dark Places at Rotten Tomatoes
- Dark Places at Metacritic
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