Super Dark Times

2017 1h 43m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 699

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Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Owen Campbell
Zach
Charlie Tahan
Josh
Elizabeth Cappuccino
Allison
Max Talisman
Daryl
Sawyer Barth
Charlie
Amy Hargreaves
Karen
Adea Lennox
Meghan
Ethan Botwick
John Whitcomb

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Phillips
Writers: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Phillips, shot by Eli Born. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ben Frost. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ed Yonaitis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Owen Campbell and Charlie Tahan and Elizabeth Cappuccino carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt5112578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kevin Phillips directs. Eli Born behind the camera. Ben Frost scores. Ed Yonaitis cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Kevin Phillips, shot by Eli Born. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ben Frost. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ed Yonaitis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Owen Campbell and Charlie Tahan and Elizabeth Cappuccino carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5112578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 23 themes, including "high school", "adolescence", "nightmare", "sword".

The technical file

Cinematography: Eli Born
Original score: Ben Frost
Editing: Ed Yonaitis
Production design: Jasmine E. Ballou
Costume design: Stephani Lewis
Makeup / hair: Emily Schubert
Sound: Colin Alexander
Stunt coordinator: Manny Siverio
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $33,109
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Super Dark Times (2017)

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Gimly2018-02-02
Any time a movie looks like it's trying to hit the "Fucked Up Coming of Age Movie" notes, I'm interested. Super Dark Times is perhaps not the grandest example of them all, but it's still a very good one. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
Reno2018-02-04
★ 7/10
Secrets always find its way out! Actually not a bad film. Seeing the poster, you can expect the kids films like 'ET', 'Stand By Me', 'Goonies', et cetera kind. But it was a different. More matured kind of narration. Then the characters are still teenagers and as usual their mischievous lands them a big trouble. So the four friends set to wander around, but soon when they met with an accident, they decide to resolve it in their way. But it begins to take a twist when one of them goes berserk. Once again, they have to come up with something to end it all for good. It becomes more intense and ends with a decent finale. The casting was so good. These boys were really great. The story does not look that fine, but the way it was made and performances puts it on the top. Looks like they are future big stars. It was from a cinematographer turned filmmaker. It's his first direction and a fine debut. I don't know the title meant exactly what the it had narrated, but convincing enough. So one of the decent thriller from the year, definitely worth a watch. 7/10

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