Kevin Zegers, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Edwin Powell

Twelve year old Ryan Billings has been diagnosed with an acute fear of the dark. He spends each night lying awake in torment, waiting and watching as the evil in the darkness grows stronger, feeding o...( read more  read more... )ff his fear. His older brother Dale, suspects that there is nothing wrong with Ryan and that this is just a ploy for more attention. Regardless, he promises to watch over his little brother as their parents head off to a party for the night. Outside a storm rages and when the power goes out, darkness envelops the house. Ryan knows that tonight the evil has finally come to claim him. Dale desperately tries everything to try and calm him down, until the horrors in the dark make him realize Ryan had good reason to be so afraid!

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PG-13, 86 min.

Directed by: K.C. Bascombe

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: March 30, 2004

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  • August 12, 2008
    Kinda childish.
  • April 2, 2009
    This is a really good film for parents who have a rug rat that is afraid of the dark. The best actor in this film is Jesse James ( With a name like that how could he not be) aka Ryan Billings, and his facial expressions of fear are right on target, and I liked his little power li...( read more)ght outfit and his Christmas light trap, think I will set one up in my bed room. Its a good family film, nothing that you will have to make Junior turn his head for, heck do parents do that anymore, I mean half the children under the age of 12 are watching the Simpson's every Sunday night. The best part of this film is the last 20 minutes in the basement where we see some good costumes and special effects, other then that a bore for anyone over 16. I am being nice in the 3 stars department.
  • January 4, 2010
    ah they scared of the dark....
  • September 23, 2009
    this movie was awesum !!! Kevin is a good actor =]
  • March 29, 2009
    A great kid-safe film exploiting everyone's natural fear of the dark with some genuinely spooky moments and a respectably cheesy ending.
  • March 11, 2009
    Say what like: This is a very good horror thriller. Don't avoid it only because they gave it a PG-13 rating. "Fear of the Dark" is tense, scary and as far as I'm concerned, should only be viewed by people over 16.
  • February 21, 2009
    kinda scary but not the scariest!
  • December 21, 2008
    this was the bomb. it had pretty good affects
  • December 3, 2008
    my favorite scary movie eva
  • August 1, 2008
    BLITHER BLITHER BLITHER!

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  • 1HotGrandma
    June 24, 2007
    IT SAYS................."DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES"!!!! WELL, DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES OR YOU WILL FALL ALSEEP FROM BOREDOM. THIS IS SO BAD, IDIOTIC ACTING IF YOU CAN EVEN CALL IT ACTING. YOU COULD GRAB A CAMCORDER, GRAB RANDOM PEOPLE OF OF THE STREET AND MAKE A BETTER MOVIE THAN THIS. I LOVE HORROR MOVIES....BUT............THIS WAS HORRIBLE TO WATCH, I ACTUALLY FEEL ASLEEP!

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  • From which movie does this quote come from? 'Do you fear death? Do you fear that dark abyss? All your deeds laid bare? All your sins punished? I can offer you an escape.'   Answer »
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