Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
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A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
- Director
- Troy Nixey
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Top cast
Full cast and crewKatie HolmesKimGuy PearceAlex HirstBailee MadisonSally HirstJack ThompsonHarrisAlan DaleJacobyEmelia BurnsCatererNicholas BellPsychiatristJames MackayLibrarian
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Eddie RitchardHousekeeper
Garry McDonaldBlackwood
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Details
- Release date
- November 6, 2010
- Status
- Released
- Director
- Troy Nixey
- Writers
- Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins
- Country of origin
- United States, Mexico, Australia
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Certificate
- R
- Wikidata ID
- Q2299378
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