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Dark Places

Dark Places

In 1985, her entire family was murdered. 30 years later, the truth emerges.

20155.91h 53m

Overview

A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.

Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Written by Julien David, Rachel Parker, Gillian Flynn
Produced by Matt Jackson, Charlize Theron, Matthew Rhodes
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $5.1M

Top Cast

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Libby Day

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Lyle Wirth

Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz

Young Diondra Wertzner

Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks

Patty Day

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

Young Ben Day

Corey Stoll

Corey Stoll

Ben Day

Andrea Roth

Andrea Roth

Diondra Wertzner

Sterling Jerins

Sterling Jerins

Young Libby Day

Shannon Kook

Shannon Kook

Young Trey Teepano

Drea De Matteo

Drea De Matteo

Krissi Cates

Themes & Keywords

prisonsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookpregnancysatanismwitnessstripperstrip clubflashbackmurderslaughterhired killermurder of family

About Dark Places

Dark Places is a thriller, mystery, drama, crime film released in 2015 exploring themes of prison, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, pregnancy, satanism, witness. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, it stars Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloë Grace Moretz. A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.

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