The Dark Half

Movie

1993

2h 2m

English

Mystery, Horror

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5.8

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The Dark Half

Movie

1993

2h 2m

English

Mystery, Horror

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Watch on MGM+ (Via Amazon Prime)

Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark himself. Looking like a maniacal version of his counterpart, Stark is not so willing to quit the writing game – even if it means coming after Thad's wife and their baby.

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Cast

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Timothy Hutton

Thad Beaumont / George Stark

Amy Madigan

Liz Beaumont

Michael Rooker

Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Reggie DeLesseps

Fred Clawson

Mike Donaldson

Shayla Beaumont

Miriam Cowley

Rick Cowley

Dr. Pritchard

Young Thad Beaumont

Digger Holt

Homer Gamache

Annie Pangborn

Trudy Wiggins

Wes

Dave

Donaldson Cop #2

Officer #2

Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont

Elizabeth Parker

Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont

Officer Hamilton

Dr. Albertson

Hilary

Head Nurse

Directed By: George A. Romero

Written By: Stephen King (Novel), George A. Romero (Screenplay)

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jensequel says...

4 years ago

I forgot how much i liked this movie. Though the book isn't as popular with the masses, its one of my favorite stories by King. This adaptation was pretty well done all things considered.

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peteo says...

12 months ago

Stephen King and George Romero - it's hard to get bigger than these guys in their respective roles. And yet, it's another less than perfect King story bought to the movies, and in this case in 2 hours (at least it wasn't a mini-series) As with many Stephen King adaptations, I recommend sticking with the book

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Spiritualized Kaos says...

a month ago

Writer struggles with his pathetic character.

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faithful soul says...

6 years ago

One of King's lesser works is fittingly represented here by one of the lesser film adaptations of his novels. This is hardly surprising as he hasn't always been well represented on screen. The film's okay but it does drag on, and despite some neat directorial flourishes by Romero, this will never reach the higher echelons of King on film, namely Salem's Lot, IT, and reportedly, the new adaptation of Pet Sematary.

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Gimly

4 years ago

A visually spectacular ending, but one that delivers little in the way of answers, and doesn't change a so-so beginning and middle of a film in any way that's meaningfully satisfactory.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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