A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.
Directed by Sean Charmatz
underdog
cat
fear
based on children's book
fear of the dark
horror for children
magical creature
overcoming fears
imaginative
fears
dark
magical
spooky
Rank
#253 in 2024·#6397 overall
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Jacob Tremblay
Orion (voice)
Paul Walter Hauser
Dark (voice)
Angela Bassett
Sweet Dreams (voice)
Colin Hanks
Adult Orion (voice)
Natasia Demetriou
Sleep (voice)
Golda Rosheuvel
Unexplained Noises (voice)
Nat Faxon
Insomnia (voice)
Aparna Nancherla
Quiet (voice)
Ike Barinholtz
Light (voice)
Carla Gugino
Orion's Mom (voice)
Matt Dellapina
Orion's Dad (voice)
Nick Kishiyama
Tycho (voice)
Crew
Sean Charmatz
Director
Charlie Kaufman
Writer
Bonnie Arnold
Executive Producer
Walt Dohrn
Executive Producer
Tim Nielsen
Sound Designer
Lloyd Taylor
Additional Writing
Kent Osborne
Story Artist
Leo Matsuda
Visual Development
Johane Matte
Story Artist
Tim Nielsen
Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Nielsen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brandon Proctor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Popular Reviews
653 reviews
Luis Macías
8.0★ · 02/02/24
Somehow Charlie Kaufman managed to turn a children's movie into a meta-film
Somehow Charlie Kaufman managed to turn a children's movie into a meta-film
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Finley
6.3★ · 02/10/24
I liked it :))
I liked it :))
Afkar
7.0★ · 05/14/26
i have some fear like orion...
i have some fear like orion...
Roradelreys
7.0★ · 04/11/26
“So much of how you see yourself is through the eyes of others”
“So much of how you see yourself is through the eyes of others”
