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Orion and the Dark

Name: Orion and the Dark
Director: Sean Charmatz
Genre: Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Released: 2024-02-01
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Angela Bassett, Colin Hanks, Natasia Demetriou

2024 · 1h 30m · Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure

IMDb 6.3 Metacritic 72 RT 91%

Skip it tonight—this feels like a forgettable DreamWorks-adjacent kids' film that hits all the expected beats (fears, friendship, whimsy) without anything that'll stick with you or your family. There's nothing here that screams "must-watch" when you've got better animated adventures already in your queue.

Plot

A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.

Director: Sean Charmatz

Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Angela Bassett, Colin Hanks, Natasia Demetriou

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