The Dark Half

MysteryHorror

"There are very good reasons to be afraid of the dark."

User Score456 votes

60%6.0/10

Release1993→

Runtime2H 1M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

Synopsis

Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.

Principal Cast8

Timothy Hutton

Thad Beaumont / George Stark

Amy Madigan

Liz Beaumont

Michael Rooker

Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Julie Harris

Reggie DeLesseps

Robert Joy

Fred Clawson

Kent Broadhurst

Mike Donaldson

Beth Grant

Shayla Beaumont

Rutanya Alda

Miriam Cowley

Full Cast & Crew (148)

Media35

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Director

George A. Romero

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Trailer

Box Office

Budget$15M

Revenue$11M

Certification

Keywords

new york citysheriffbased on novel or bookbrain tumorblackmailrazorpseudonymalter egomurdermaineauthorsparrowfamilysuper powergraveyardhigh toned

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Reviews1

Gimly5/10

A visually spectacular ending, but one that delivers little in the way of answers, and doesn't change a so-so beginning and middle of a film in any way that's meaningfully satisfactory. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

Jul 26, 2020