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Alone in the Dark

(2005, Rated R, Horror, Starring Stephen Dorff, Tara Reid, Christian Slater)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Stupid horror movie based on an Atari game.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
  • Violence:

    Intense and graphic violence.
  • Sex:

    Sexual situation, no nudity.
  • Language:

    Some strong language.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Smoking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Alone in the Dark

Parents need to know that this is a horror film with constant, intense, graphic violence. Many characters are killed in a wide variety of creative manners, including being impaled. There are monsters and other grisly images. Characters use some strong language and there is a moderately explicit sexual situation.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    terrible movie

    it sucked. i die a little more inside each time i even hear about this movie. thank you, Common Sense Media, you just finished me off

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Maine
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 1.0

    totl crap.

    you'd think that people would've learned their lesson after house of the dead.or resident evil apocolypse. well, they didn't, and we have another crappy movie made after a videogame. i honestly don't know why they even try to make these. well, it sucks. don't let your kid watch it, because it is so crappy, he'll probably have to watch shrek or dodgeball or scary movie or another great movie fifty or so times, to undo the damage that seeing this horrible piece of crap has done.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 0.0

    What a crappy movie

    This movie sucked to the ninth degree, along with the fact that one of my favorite games had its license raped in the process. Don't see this movie. See a good horror film based on a video game. Like Silent Hill.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in West Virginia
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 5.0

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