The Darkest Hour(2011)
2011 · Chris Gorak · 89 min
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
Horror · Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
5.31.6k votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How The Darkest Hour scares
Watching this feels more like a survival adventure than a real scare-fest, with tension coming from characters trying to avoid invisible enemies rather than deep dread. The pace moves like an action movie, with quiet stretches of hiding and sneaking broken up by sudden bursts of danger when the threat appears. The aliens are strange and otherworldly, not ghosts or magic, and the movie shows almost no blood or gore. It's a light, popcorn kind of scary, good for viewers who want sci-fi thrills without anything that will stick with them afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Darkest Hour rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A quick setup gives way to a mostly steady, mid-to-high tension chase that keeps spiking without ever fully relaxing.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is The Darkest Hour?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Darkest Hour rates 2/5 — moderately scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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