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Darkness Falls

Darkness Falls

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Darkness Falls

"An eye for an eye. Your life for a tooth."

2003

1h 26m

5.6(676 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Overview

A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.

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Production Companies

Revolution Studios

Village Roadshow Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Chaney Kley

Chaney Kley

Kyle Walsh

Emma Caulfield

Emma Caulfield

Caitlin Greene

Lee Cormie

Lee Cormie

Michael Greene

Sullivan Stapleton

Sullivan Stapleton

Officer Matt Henry

Emily Browning

Emily Browning

Young Caitlin Greene

Angus Sampson

Angus Sampson

Ray

Grant Piro

Grant Piro

Larry Fleishman

Steve Mouzakis

Steve Mouzakis

Dr. Peter Murphy

Peter Curtin

Peter Curtin

Dr. Travis

Kestie Morassi

Kestie Morassi

Nurse Lauren

Creative team

Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Written by: John Fasano
James Vanderbilt
Produced by: William Sherak
Jason Shuman

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