The Dark End of the Street (2020 film)

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The Dark End of the Street
Directed byKevin Tran
Written byKevin Tran
Starring Brooke Bloom
Scott Friend
Jim Parrack
Lindsay Burdge
Michael Cyril Creighton
Jennifer Kim
Daniel K. Isaac
Anthony Chisholm
Rod Luzzi
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release date
  • August 11, 2020 (2020-08-11)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Dark End of the Street is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Kevin Tran and starring Brooke Bloom, Scott Friend, Jim Parrack, Lindsay Burdge, Michael Cyril Creighton, Jennifer Kim, Daniel K. Isaac, Anthony Chisholm and Rod Luzzi.

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Cast

Release

The film was released on VOD on August 11, 2020. [1]

Reception

The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews. [2]

Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three stars and wrote, "This is not a movie about big moments, and the sooner you roll with its atmosphere, the more Tran's assured directorial debut has to reward you." [3]

Anthony Gramuglia of Comic Book Resources gave the film a positive review and wrote, "And while the human drama is accompanied by a distinct lack of tension, there is something to be said for the film emphasizing how we tend to ignore evil lurking right under our noses, dismissing it before turning our attention to other problems." [4]

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References

  1. Mack, Andrew (August 7, 2020). "THE DARK END OF THE STREET: Watch This Exclusive Clip From Kevin Tran's Indie Debut". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. "The Dark End of the Street". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. Allen, Nick (August 11, 2020). "The Dark End of the Street". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. Gramuglia, Anthony (August 13, 2020). "The Dark End of the Street is a Horror Film About Ignoring the Horror". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved June 19, 2023.