Dark Places Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 13, 2015

Dark Places

Release Date: Friday, August 7, 2015 Limited

Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Starring: Charlize Theron • Nicholas Hoult • Chloë Grace Moretz • Tye Sheridan • Christina Hendricks

R Drama 1 hr, 53 m

3.18 / 5.0

53% WILL SEE 47% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Libby Day (Charlize Theron) was only seven years old when her mother and two sisters were brutally murdered in their rural Kansas farmhouse. In court, the traumatized child pointed the finger at her brother, Ben (Tye Sheridan), and her testimony put the troubled 16-year-old in prison for life. Twenty-five years later, a broke and desperate Libby has run through donations from a sympathetic public and royalties from her sensational autobiography, without ever moving past the events of that night.

When Libby accepts a fee to appear at a gathering of true-crime aficionados led by Lyle Wirth (Nicholas Hoult), she is shocked to learn most of them believe Ben is innocent and the real killer is still at large. In need of money, she reluctantly agrees to help them reexamine the crime by revisiting the worst moments of her life. But as Libby and Lyle dig deeper into the circumstances surrounding the murders, her recollections start to unravel and she is forced to question exactly what she saw – or didn’t see. As long-buried memories resurface, Libby begins to confront the wrenching truths that led up to that horrific night.

Drama Adaptation

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Who stars in Dark Places – Cast List

Charlize Theron
The Odyssey, Apex
Nicholas Hoult
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Superman
Chloë Grace Moretz
Oh. What. Fun. , Brain On Fire
Tye Sheridan
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, The Order
Christina Hendricks
Drive, American Woman

Who is making Dark Places – Crew List

A look at Dark Places behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Gilles Paquet-Brenner last helmed Crooked House and Sarah's Key. The film's writer Gilles Paquet-Brenner last penned Sarah's Key and Walled In.

Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Screenwriter: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Producers: Stephane Marsil
Peter Safran

Studios: A24
Production Company: Exclusive Media Group
Hugo Productions

Production – What we know about the Dark Places

Key Facts

A24, in partnership with DirecTV, has picked up U.S. distribution rights.
The deal comes on the heels of the strong success of Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. Flynn wrote the novel Gone Girl and adapted it for the David Fincher-helmed film, which received critical praise and has earned $288 million worldwide.
Based on Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Nov 2014

Completed

Changed Dark Places movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2013

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Eyeing a March 2013 start.

May 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for some disturbing violence, language, drug use and sexual content
Runtime: 1 hr, 53 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Dark Places Trailers and Clips

Dark Places

Theatrical Trailer

Dark Places Release Date: When was the film released?

Dark Places was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 7 , 2015. There were nine other movies released on the same date, including The Fantastic Four, The Gift and Ricki and the Flash. As a limited release, Dark Places was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.