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The Dark Half

The Dark Half

Mystery · Horror · 1993

Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.

Movie details

The Dark Half

“There are very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.”

1993 Mystery · Horror 2h 2m

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6.0 / 10

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Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

George A. Romero

Written by

George A. Romero

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

Thad Beaumont / George Stark

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Liz Beaumont

Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker

Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Reggie DeLesseps

Robert Joy

Robert Joy

Fred Clawson

Kent Broadhurst

Kent Broadhurst

Mike Donaldson

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Shayla Beaumont

Court is in session

Put The Dark Half on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.