Is Pitch Black scary?

Not particularly — Pitch Black's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a survival film, it scored 2.0/10 for fear, 7.8/10 for atmosphere, and 7.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

What are some films like Pitch Black?

Pitch Black is tagged as survival, alien, creature feature on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Pitch Black

2000 · R · 1h 48m

Don't be afraid of the dark. Be afraid of what's in the dark

When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.

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Curator Score

7.0

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Built on atmosphere, light on gore.

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7.0Overall

Fear2.0

Gore2.0

Atmosphere7.8

Genres

science-fictionhorroractionthriller

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Details

Budget$23M

Box office$53.2M

Directed by

David Twohy

Written by

Ken Wheat, Jim Wheat, David Twohy

Cinematography

David Eggby

Music

Graeme Revell

Starring

Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick · Radha Mitchell as Carolyn Fry · Cole Hauser as William J. Johns · Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Paris P. Ogilvie · Claudia Black as Shazza · Keith David as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid · Rhiana Griffith as Jack / Jackie · John Moore as John 'Zeke' Ezekiel

Production

Interscope Communications

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