Justice League Dark(2017)
2017 · Jay Oliva · 76 min
When innocent civilians begin committing unthinkable crimes across Metropolis, Gotham City and beyond, Batman must call upon mystical counterparts to eradicate this demonic threat to the planet; enter Justice League Dark. This team of Dark Arts specialists must unravel the mystery of Earth's supernatural plague and contend with the rising, powerful villainous forces behind the siege—before it's too late for all of mankind.
Animation · Action · Adventure · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Horror
7.31.2k votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is Justice League Dark?
Justice League Dark is more of a superhero action-adventure with horror flavoring than an actual scary movie. There's some creepy imagery, demonic stuff, and monster designs meant to unsettle for a moment, but it moves fast and leans on spectacle and superhero banter rather than dread. It's built for fans of the DC animated movies who want a spooky-tinged team-up story, not for anyone looking to be genuinely frightened. Kids and horror-sensitive viewers can handle this one fine.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Justice League Dark rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A superhero-horror mashup that builds in steady waves of tension with a few sharp jolts, ramping into a busier, more intense back half before an all-out finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4.
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