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Survive The Holidays

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The Darkest Hour

Release Date: Sunday, December 25, 2011 Theaters

Director: Chris Gorak

Starring: Olivia Thirlby Emile Hirsch Rachael Taylor Joel Kinnaman Max Minghella

PG-13 Action N/A

  • 3.7 / 5
73% 27%

Plot

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Plot
Follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.
Cited as official plot version from summit-ent.com
Action Horror Sci-Fi Suspense Thriller 3D Shot-In-3D

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Darkest Hour.

Crew Behind the Film

The The Darkest Hour behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Chris Gorak last directed SIS and Attach. The film's writer Jon Spaihts last wrote Dune and Pacific Rim Uprising.

Director
Chris Gorak
Producers
Timur Bekmambetov
Tom Jacobson
Monnie Wills

Production Details

What we know about the The Darkest Hour movie production.

Production Updates for The Darkest Hour

Completed

Changed The Darkest Hour movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. Finished filming in Winter 2010 after fires delayed production.

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Set to resume on August 29, 2010

Shutdown

Changed the movie production status to Shutdown. Production stopped for two weeks because of widespread fires

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Shooting in Moscow

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sci-fi action violence and some language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Survive The Holidays
Also known as
The Darkest Hour in 3-D

Language
English

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TV Spot #3: 'Dog'

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TV Spot #2: 'Fight'

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TV Spot #1: Survivors

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Darkest Hour was released in nationwide movie theaters on Sunday, December 25, 2011. in around 2,200 theaters There were 2 other movies released on the same date, including War Horse and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

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