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.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.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.
Jacob Tremblay
- Orion
- (voice)
Paul Walter Hauser
- Dark
- (voice)
Colin Hanks
- Adult Orion
- (voice)
Mia Akemi Brown
- Hypatia
- (voice)
Ike Barinholtz
- Light
- (voice)
Natasia Demetriou
- Sleep
- (voice)
Aparna Nancherla
- Quiet
- (voice)
Carla Gugino
- Orion's Mom
- (voice)
Matt Dellapina
- Orion's Dad
- (voice)
Nick Kishiyama
- Tycho
- (voice)
Angela Bassett
- Sweet Dreams
- (voice)
Sky Alexis
- Lisa
- (voice)
Larisa Asuaje
- Mrs. Spinoza
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie Orion watched towards the beginning of the movie, with the trash compactor and recycling, strongly resembles the ending of "The Brave Little Toaster", down to the face on the compactor fed by a conveyor belt.
- Crazy creditsThe opening DreamWorks Animation logo appears as a drawing, and has a scared Orion appear on the Moon and draw a light switch to change the dark background to bright white.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 944: Sasquatch Sunset (2024)
- SoundtracksApocalypse Dreams
Written by Kevin Parker, Jay Watson
Performed by Tame Impala
Courtesy of Modular Recordings/Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
Surprisingly layered
Orion and the Dark is a surprisingly heavy and layered animated film until you see who has a screenplay credit and then it all makes sense. What starts off as a film about how every aspect of life can be scary quickly morphs into something that celebrates the unpredictability of it whilst exploring how balance is essential.
Jacob Tremblay is almost too good at portraying Orion's fear of everything early on but that actually makes his newfound love of adventure all the more enjoyable. Paul Walter Hauser makes Dark so loveable, turning a concept that's scary to so many into a gentle giant with his own fears and doubts.
Sean Charmatz's direction keeps things moving and manages to find an animation style that feels fairly original and more importantly, really nice to look at. In a perfectly fitting fashion, its greatest moments of visual beauty come from the scenes at night, which is essentially the majority of the film.
Jacob Tremblay is almost too good at portraying Orion's fear of everything early on but that actually makes his newfound love of adventure all the more enjoyable. Paul Walter Hauser makes Dark so loveable, turning a concept that's scary to so many into a gentle giant with his own fears and doubts.
Sean Charmatz's direction keeps things moving and manages to find an animation style that feels fairly original and more importantly, really nice to look at. In a perfectly fitting fashion, its greatest moments of visual beauty come from the scenes at night, which is essentially the majority of the film.
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- masonsaul
- Feb 1, 2024
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
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- Also known as
- Orión y la oscuridad
- Filming locations
- Paris, France(Studio)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
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