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Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

Can mankind defeat the army of darkness unleashed by an ancient evil cult?

20053.21h 38m

Overview

Edward Carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced.

Directed by Uwe Boll
Written by Elan Mastai, Michael Roesch, Peter Scheerer
Produced by Shawn Williamson
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $12.7M

Top Cast

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Edward Carnby

Tara Reid

Tara Reid

Aline Cedrac

Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Richard Burke

Will Sanderson

Will Sanderson

Agent Miles

Ona Grauer

Ona Grauer

Agent Feenstra

Pak Ho-Sung

Pak Ho-Sung

Agent Marko

Sarah Deakins

Sarah Deakins

Linda

Françoise Yip

Françoise Yip

Agent Cheung

Daniel Cudmore

Daniel Cudmore

Agent Barr

Frank C. Turner

Frank C. Turner

Sam Fischer

Themes & Keywords

islandmonsterdarknessprofessordetectivemuseumparanormal phenomenaalien life-formparanormalartifactzombieparanormal investigationgothicbased on video gameoccultsupernatural powergood versus evil

About Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark is a action, fantasy, horror film released in 2005 exploring themes of island, monster, darkness, professor, detective, museum. Directed by Uwe Boll, it stars Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff. Edward Carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced.

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