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Phuong Le Guardian John Huddles's sci-fi thriller unintentionally succeeds in replicating the exact experience of playing "would you rather?" with a friend in a pub, as in it starts out with vague philosophical questions but ends up being utterly ridiculous. Rated: 2/5 May 20, 2021 Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times Both smugly clever and at times distastefully clueless. Feb 6, 2014 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times An unusually creative and ambitious film of ideas that offers so much more than its forgettable title and sensationalized publicity may imply. Feb 6, 2014 Full Review Frank Ochieng SF Crowsnest Refreshingly, Dark wants to cryptically convey an honest conversation about the fate of mankind's fragile existence. Despite some questionable unevenness, a contemplative SF thriller that dares to assume its thinking cap in surrealistic experimental mode Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 11, 2018 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight A heavy-handed and manipulative work of philosophical fiction featuring strong performances, but a troubled narrative. Rated: 3/4 Mar 15, 2014 Full Review Nikola Grozdanovic The Playlist Philosophical thriller After The Dark collapses under a nifty concept. Rated: D Feb 8, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

Cinephemeride [ a falsely philosophical film whose initially ambitious scenario ultimately ends up tiring us with endless dialogue scenes Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/08/23 Full Review Joshua M After the Dark as it is called on netflix is an impressively smug and pseudo-intellectual piece of film making wrapped in a grade 11 intro to philosophy level of meaning and allegories. Acting was wooden for some and the writing and directing did not help the matter. With some dialogue and scenes making me wonder why it wasn't left on editing floor. It's "twist" was as subtle as a cannon. Interesting in concept. Poor in execution. Still at times the film was pretty to look at. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Teenager bullshit. The movie does not even make any sense. Why the hell should a philosophy professor make the whole class hate him without any plausible reason? Personal revenge? Show everyone the main character is dumb? That's stupid. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I understand and agree with some of the criticism about the movie, but overall I found it very different and thought-provoking. I found the film entertaining and believe many who did not, try to think too much about what makes sense and doesn't. Remember this is not a documentary of factual events, but a cinematic endeavor showcasing aspects of the human condition. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Weirdly enjoyable. For a movie that is 1h 47min, it seems like 4 hours. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Pure gold. Despite the dead eyes of the lead, this film is an amazing premise, an imaginative concept, well directed and thought-provoking in a way that lasts. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis A philosophy teacher (James D'Arcy) tells his students that they must choose 10 people from among their group to take shelter during a nuclear holocaust and reboot the human race.

Director

John Huddles

Producer

John Huddles, George Zakk, Cybill Lui

Screenwriter

John Huddles

Distributor

Phase 4 Films

Production Co

An Olive Branch Productions

Rating

R (Sexuality|Brief Drug Use|Some Violence)

Genre

Mystery & Thriller, Action, Fantasy, Drama

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Feb 7, 2014, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)

Feb 7, 2014

Runtime

1h 47m