The Darkest Hour

2011 • 88 minutes

About this movie

A Sci-fi thriller featuring mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and director Chris Gorak (Art Director, Fight Club, Minority Report), The Darkest Hour is the story of five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.

Ratings and reviews

Surprisingly original alien invasion story. Set in Russia but told from an American perspective. The aliens are electricity in this one and how they act and kill and how to defeat them is all high school science lab project and thats what makes this film work for me. The cast is young and def PG-13 but its not entirely juvenile. They come across as semi-intelligent, resourceful youths. All in all, not a bad time at the movies. It's fun, different and worth a look imo👍

This movie lives up to it's title. Two Americans in Moscow pushing a new social network app have their idea stolen but that is not the worst of their problems. An alien menace is lurking about and the lads along with two other American girls and a Russian scientist and another survivor must escape to safety. This movie is dark but if you liked Timur's Night Watch and Day Watch films you'll like this too you'll even see familiar faces. Yay end of the world films.

This movie has WICKED AWESOME Special Effects. The Idea of it is a powerful one. Again, a great idea loses its "Spark" on film(totally meant the pun) . I say 3stars for the concept & graphic ideas. A big fat ZERO in acting, wow, just WOW!!! Worst acting EVER.. I didn't even believe the Australian chic was really Australian!! If she is, sheesh, someone needs to put her back in porn! Could've Been EPIC