Aidan Devine, Gordon Currie, Dov Tiefenbach

Dr. Samantha Goodman, an attractive psychiatrist in her thirties, joins her husband and sister for a weekend at a winter cottage when an unexpected guest arrives. Harlan Pyne, a violent sexual offende...( read more  read more... )r, is convinced that Samantha conducted unethical experiments on him while she was his doctor. With the assistance of his troubled yet eager protege, Harlan forces Samantha and her family to participate in a series of nightmarish games. On this night of terror, escape is not an option, truth guarantees nothing, and revenge will not necessarily be sweet.

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R, 1 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: Paul Fox

Release Date: March 11, 2005

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DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006

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  • July 18, 2009
    Psychiatrist Dr. Samantha Goodman has an incurable brain tumour which was stable but has now began to grow. She retreats to her cottage for a break where her writer husband David and her younger sister Melody are staying. It all spirals into a hellishly insane movie: gripping, in...( read more)triguing and paranoid.

    'The Dark Hours' is NOT a movie that everyone will appreciate. Those wanting a simple movie spoon fed to them should avoid like the plague. This is a trip into insanity with a non linear narrative and multiple interpretations. It will frustrate those who aren't willing to give it thought and, perhaps, numerous viewings. If you enjoy the weirder David Lynch movies and films that mess with reality/non-reality like 'Jacob's Ladder' then you'll probably appreciate this low budget Canadian horror/thriller.

    It a little on the short side and ends fairly abruptly which disappointed me at first but the more thought I gave the movie the more I liked the it and it's ending. You can end up thinking about it and discussing interpretations until you too feel like you have a brain tumour. I highly recommend it, just not to everyone.
  • February 15, 2009
    This movie was boring! It took a long time before anything ever happened and once it did it wasn't anything worth watching. The plot jumped all over the place and was a little hard to follow. There wasn't anything frightening at all about this film, except that someone made such ...( read more)a bad movie.
  • December 18, 2008
    this was a really good psychological horror ...although still not quite sure as to what actually happened
  • October 20, 2008
    INTERESTING !

    disturbing...
  • April 23, 2008
    i dont actually got the message on this flick .. i think it like secret window's depp .. pretty intense thriller ..
  • January 12, 2008
    This one was pretty good. A good plot, some good performances, some brutal violence, and a kinky love triangle. The twist at the end is not as bad as other movies that fall into this similar genre.
  • July 20, 2007
    Very dark and creepy. Kept me at the edge of my seat. Odd twist that had me confused toward the end. Pretty entertaining.
  • June 16, 2007
    This movie F*cked with my head more than any movie has in a long time! Saw seems like Mary Poppins after this one. It starts off slow. The last 20 minutes (It's only 83 total) makes it worth it.

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