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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

2010·99 min

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Directed by Troy Nixey

FantasyHorrorThriller

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.

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Alex Hirst

Sally Hirst

Harris

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Oliver Stapleton

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Guillermo del Toro

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Guillermo del Toro

Screenplay

Matthew Robbins

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) is about 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.

Who directed Don't Be Afraid of the Dark?

Troy Nixey directed Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010).

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