Don't Be Afraid of the Dark vs Dust Bunny

Dust Bunny has the higher audience score (7/10 against 5.8/10 for Don't Be Afraid of the Dark). Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 46m. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is the older of the two (2010 against 2025). Both are fantasy, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark posterDon't Be Afraid of the Dark2010 VS Dust Bunny posterDust Bunny2025
Don't Be Afraid of the DarkDust Bunny
Audience score★ 5.8/10★ 7.0/10
Year20102025
Length1h 39m1h 46m
GenresFantasy, Horror, ThrillerAction, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorTroy NixeyBryan Fuller
Main castGuy Pearce, Nicholas Bell, Katie Holmes, Bailee Madison, Alan DaleMads Mikkelsen, David Dastmalchian, Caspar Phillipson, Sigourney Weaver, Sheila Atim

Synopsis

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

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.

Dust Bunny

Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster she believes ate her entire family. To protect her, he'll need to battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting the fact that some monsters are real.

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