Dark Country

Dark Country (2009)

  • 27% of users liked it
    (993 ratings)

A newly married couple (Thomas Jane and Lauren German) takes a honeymoon hell-ride through the Nevada desert after hitting a mysterious car crash survivor under a starlit sky. When their injured passenger suddenly turns on them, the couple instinctively fights back with lethal force, and attempts to… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Tab Murphy
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Oct 6, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Oct 6, 2009
Stage 6 Films

Critic Reviews

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...a misfire of impressively epic proportions...

  • Brent Simon, Shared Darkness

    A modestly sketched episode of The Twilight Zone with its visual ambition peddle pushed all the way to the floor, the early woozy, pop-art hold of this brooding, passably eerie two-hander unravels considerably in its final half.

  • Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze

    Thomas Jane punishes himself as both director and star, in this erotically charged, paranormal noir hallucinatory honeymoon horror Nevada desert road movie. Not to mention that what happens in Vegas in no way stays in Vegas for its unfortunate characters.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Robert C


    While I respect the effort here...this film just tried too hard to do and be too much. There are some great visuals and the (Twilight Zone-ish) story that's at the heart of the film is fun and interesting, but most of it's potential is lost in the convoluted mess that… More

  • Lorenzo v


    <i>"At the End of the Road... The Nightmare Begins"</i> A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More

  • John M


    Visually pleasant but tedious, unsatisfactory and lacking of any energy film experience.

  • Jason R


    I don't know why people didn't like this film. Dark Country is visually stunning, and the plot while not the best is certainly one of the more unique storylines I have seen in long time. Thomas Jane is very impressive in his directorial debut, and gives a really great… More

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