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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Summary: A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.

Release Date: August 26, 2011

Genres: Fantasy, Thriller, Horror

Director: Troy Nixey

Writers: Guillermo del Toro

, Matthew Robbins

, Nigel McKeand

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

MPAA: R

Production: Miramax, FilmDistrict, Necropia, Gran Via Productions, Tequila Gang, Necropia Entertainment

Distributor: FilmDistrict, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Australia, Mexico

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 24,046,682

International: $ 14,222,847

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Budget:$25MDomestic:$24MInternational:$14.2MWorldwide:$38.3M

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The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -26% lower than the critics.

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44%11%

44% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

11% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White88.89%Black5.56%Asian5.56%

1.65

BechdeltestPassed!

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Role model1/5
Violence4/5
Sex2/5
Language1/5
Consumerism1/5
Drugs1/5

This film gets a 1.65/5 family friendly score

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Aug 6th 2012

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Review: "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"

“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” is one of the more effective horror films I’ve seen in recent years. My review is up.]]>

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Aug 26th 2011

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Don’t Be Afraid Scares in the Wrong Ways

DVD Release Date: January 3, 2012

Theatrical Release Date: August 26, 2011

Rating: R (for violence and terror)

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama

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