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Blackout

  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
3.8K
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Amber Tamblyn in Blackout (2008)
  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
Three people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.Three people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.Three people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
3.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Rigoberto Castañeda
  • Writer
    • Ed Dougherty(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Amber Tamblyn
    • Aidan Gillen
    • Armie Hammer
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rigoberto Castañeda
  • Writer
    • Ed Dougherty(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Amber Tamblyn
    • Aidan Gillen
    • Armie Hammer
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    • 33User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Top cast

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    Amber Tamblyn
    Amber Tamblyn
    • Claudiaas Claudia
    Aidan Gillen
    Aidan Gillen
    • Karlas Karl
    Armie Hammer
    Armie Hammer
    • Tommyas Tommy
    Katie Stuart
    Katie Stuart
    • Francescaas Francesca
    Mabel Rivera
    Mabel Rivera
    • Claudia's Grandmotheras Claudia's Grandmother
    Claudia Bassols
    Claudia Bassols
    • Pretty Womanas Pretty Woman
    Kate Jennings Grant
    Kate Jennings Grant
    • Karl's Sister-in-Lawas Karl's Sister-in-Law
    Emma Prescott
    Emma Prescott
    • Nikkias Nikki
    Erin Guzowski
    • Karl's Wifeas Karl's Wife
    Jim Arnold
    Jim Arnold
    • Homeless Manas Homeless Man
    Andrew Tarbet
    Andrew Tarbet
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Jane Partridge
    • Chloeas Chloe
    Diana Van Proosdy
    • Lanaas Lana
    Peggy Batchelor
    • Allisonas Allison
    Rubén Castro
    • Maintenance Manas Maintenance Man
    Beatriz Martínez
    • Young Claudiaas Young Claudia
    Luana Lauverski
    • Nurse 1as Nurse 1
    Fiona Rycroft
    • Nurse 2as Nurse 2
    • Director
      • Rigoberto Castañeda
    • Writer
      • Ed Dougherty(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Three strangers are trapped inside an elevator in an empty apartment building during a blackout. The asthmatic Claudia is traumatized with the accident with her beloved grandmother due to a moment of distraction. Karl is a widow doctor that loves his daughter. Tommy is a young man that has just accidentally killed the violent father of his girlfriend Francesca while protecting her and is planning to runaway to Paris with her. The tension of group escalates to a nightmare when one of the strangers shows that is a psychopath and sadistic serial-killer. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • man carries a woman
    • man murders a woman
    • man punches a woman
    • slasher
    • character repeats someone else's dialogue
    • 193 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Hope is not on the way
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sadistic bloody violence including a rape, nudity and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      On Elizabeth's tombstone it says her last name is "Madox", but when we see her husband Karl in his car there's a closeup of his ID which says his last name is "Maddox".
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Karl: There is no chance. No destiny. No fate. There's only what you take from the world. And what the world takes from you.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK DVD is cut by 31 secs by the BBFC to edit shots of sexual torture including a woman being raped and her breasts cut with a scalpel.
    • Connections
      References The Twilight Zone (1959)

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Not the best nor the worst.
    This was another movie that Neflix had listed under Horror films so I figured I would watch it. This is one of those movies that feels like it is longer than it actually is and is actually somewhat difficult to sit though. It isn't that it wasn't good at all it's that I didn't really care for the characters. As in I didn't care who died and who lived. Also this movie was quite predictable and I didn't really get shocked from anything in it which is never good in a Horror movie in my honest opinion. Although I didn't give this a high rating I still liked some parts. I give "Blackout" a 5 out of 10

    ~Joe
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    • Jul 28, 2012

    FAQ1

    • I CAN'T FIND THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THIS MOVIE ANYPLACE.

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 29, 2008 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zamračenje
    • Filming locations
      • Altadena, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Morabito Picture Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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