Out of Darkness
Protagonist Pictures | Release Date: February 9, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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60
EmpireVictoria LuxfordFeb 26, 2024
Atmospheric and chilling, Out Of Darkness doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but adds some thoughtful twists to a well-worn genre. It’s an intriguing sign of things to come from a new filmmaking voice. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Ellen E JonesFeb 25, 2024
Proof that even the most basic cinematic tools can be used to make fire. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeFeb 20, 2024
Miraculously this film is never silly. The recreation of stone age life feels unexpectedly convincing – partly I suspect, because of the sensible decision to have the actors speak a made-up stone age language instead of English (bolted together, apparently, from bits of Arabic, Basque and Sanskrit). Read full review
60
Screen RantAlex HarrisonFeb 9, 2024
It's almost like Cumming has made two films, one through aesthetics and atmosphere and one through story and theme, that ultimately can't coexist. Neither is a bad film, but the former makes a much greater impression, and I wish it had been seen through to the end. Read full review
60
ColliderChase HutchinsonFeb 7, 2024
Out of Darkness is an often jaw-dropping horror debut that arrives at a more substantive conclusion that makes everything more interesting in retrospect. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesJoshua RothkopfFeb 11, 2024
Out of Darkness is effective enough — and gory — to function as a thriller of the loud-noise-springing variety. But a last-act grasp at profundity in Ruth Greenberg’s screenplay feels unearned. Read full review
50
The PlaylistBrian FarvourFeb 9, 2024
While Out of Darkness is by no means bad, it’s far from the iconic status Cumming presumably hoped to achieve. Read full review
42
The Film StageEthan VestbyFeb 9, 2024
It’s lacking in the genuine requirements for this kind of picture––any real suspense, terror, or ickiness. Read full review
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