The Darkest Hour

2011
PG-13
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

4.9/10

64K

YOUR RATING

In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply.

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Alien Invasion Action Adventure Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply.In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply.In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply.

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IMDb RATING

4.9/10

64K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Sasha
(as Nikolai Efremov)

Georgiy Gromov

Boris
(as Georgy Gromov)

Artur Smolyaninov

Yuri
(as Arthur Smoljaninov)

Anna Rudakova

Tess
(as Anna Roudakova)

Pyotr Fyodorov

Anton Batkin
(as Petr Fedorov)

Ivan Gromov

Bartender No. 1

Aleksandr Chernykh

Bartender No. 2
(as Alexsandr Chernyh)

Oleg Poddubnyy

First Policeman
(as Oleg Poddubny)

Vasiliy Fursenko

Second Policeman
(as Vasja Fursenko)

Ilya Ivanov

Drunk Russian No. 1

Storyline

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Trivia
The involvement of Timur Bekmambetov as producer afforded the production the opportunity of using Russia as a backdrop instead of the usual USA locations. Bekmambetov owns a film production company in Moscow called Bazelevs where most of the movie was made.

Goofs
When the characters have to jump off the boat into the river, Sean and Natalie both jump in together holding hands. All the characters except Natalie emerge together and climb aboard the submarine. Somehow Natalie has managed to end up in the city, clearly more than a few kilometers away.

She probably swam there, and it wasn't as far as a few kilometers.

Quotes
Skyler: How'd you come up with that?
Sean: I don't know. Shark Week.

Crazy credits
All the opening credits briefly appear in Russian before translated into English.

Connections
Edited into The Darkest Hour: Deleted and Extended Scenes (2012)

Soundtracks
MOCKBA (Moscow)
Written by Igor Pustelnik
Performed by Marselle

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Review

Featured review

7/10

enjoyable sci-fi!

This was a bit of fun to watch, nothing special, like an above average sci-fi channel flick, but fun to watch nonetheless. Hasn't been a box office hit or getting much in the way of good reviews, but if basic alien invasion is your cup of tea, you will probably enjoy it too. I liked the aliens, not your usual lot, and the Moscow sets. The cast gave decent performances as well. I would have liked to see more of the invaders and would have liked a few more battle scenes, and could have enjoyed it just as well without the 3D effects. All things considered, I will add it to my collection when it's available on disc. Catch this during a matinée if you must, but you'll probably like it a whole lot more on a theater's big screen than waiting for HBO.