Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

“Fear is never just make believe.”

5.8(1,118)20101h 39m

FantasyHorrorThriller

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.

Director

Troy Nixey

Budget

$25.0M

Revenue

$37.0M

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Cast

Katie Holmes

Kim

Guy Pearce

Alex Hirst

Bailee Madison

Sally Hirst

Jack Thompson

Harris

Alan Dale

Jacoby

Emelia Burns

Caterer

Nicholas Bell

Psychiatrist

James Mackay

Librarian

Eddie Ritchard

Housekeeper

Bruce Gleeson

Buggy Driver

Gary McDonald

Blackwood

Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen

Airport Cart Driver

Reviews

2 reviews

FarSky

12y ago

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...

Geronimo1967

2y ago

6.0

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 ...