# The Darkest Hour (2011)

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**Runtime**: 89 min
**Genres**: Horror, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Chris Gorak
**Written by**: Jon Spaihts, Leslie Bohem, M.T. Ahern
**Starring**: Emile Hirsch, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby, Joel Kinnaman, Max Minghella, Veronika Vernadskaya

> *Survive the holidays*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Moscow streets at dusk, a glowing power grid hums. 
Five strangers band together, fighting an invisible enemy that seizes human hosts through electrical outlets. 
This low-budget sci-fi horror lands better on a rainy afternoon.

**Mood tags**: dread

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