The Dark vs The Ghost
The Ghost has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.7/10 for The Dark). The Dark is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 32m. The Dark is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Dark
The Ghost| The Dark | The Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John Fawcett | John Farrelly |
| Main cast | Maria Bello, Maurice Roëves, Sean Bean, Abigail Stone, Richard Elfyn | Anthony Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Livvy Hill, Tom Stafford |
Synopsis
The Dark
In an attempt to pull her family together, Adèlle travels with her young daughter Sarah to Wales to visit her father. The morning after they arrive, Sarah mysteriously vanishes in the ocean. Not long after, a little girl bearing a striking resemblance to their missing daughter reveals that she has retuned from the dead — and that Sarah has been taken to the Welsh underworld.
The Ghost
Amid the barren landscape of post-famine Ireland, a father and daughter struggle to survive the brutal winter as caretakers of a remote mansion, only to be driven to the edge of sanity by the horrors lurking within.
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