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The Dark Half

1993 film by George A. Romero
Movie Film Q940066

Facts

43 properties
Instance of
film
Director
George A. Romero[1]
Genre
horror film, slasher film, thriller film, psychological drama film, drama film, psychological thriller film, psychological horror film, mystery film, supernatural film, supernatural horror film[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Publication date
April 23, 1993, June 10, 1993, July 16, 1993, July 17, 1993, August 6, 1993, August 18, 1993, August 20, 1993, November 1993, November 4, 1993, November 5, 1993, November 10, 1993, December 10, 1993, January 6, 1994, January 7, 1994, May 5, 1994, May 20, 1994[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]
Screenwriter
George A. Romero[2]
Based on
The Dark Half[14]
Producer
George A. Romero[26]
Duration
+121[60]
Aspect ratio (W:H)
1.85:1
Australian Classification
M
BBFC rating
18 certificate
CNC film rating (France)
no minors under sixteen
Capital cost
+15000000
Cast member
Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris, Rutanya Alda, Robert Joy, Beth Grant, Royal Dano, Tom Mardirosian, Chelsea Field, Kent Broadhurst[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Color
color[34]
Composer
Christopher Young[3]
Country of origin
United States[35]
Director of photography
Tony Pierce-Roberts[28]
Distributed by
Orion Pictures[50]
Distribution format
video on demand[30]
FPB rating
16
FSK film rating
FSK 16[59]
Film editor
Pasquale Buba[55]
Film format
35 mm film
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Filming location
Pittsburgh[52]
Has characteristic
film based on a novel[57]
IGAC rating
M/16
IMDA rating
M18
INCAA film rating
+16
KMRB film rating
Adults only
Kijkwijzer rating
16
MPA film rating
R[58]
Main subject
serial killer, supernatural[53][54]
Medierådet rating
Prohibited for children under 16
NMHH film rating
Category V
Narrative location
Maine[51]
Original language of film or TV show
English[29]
Production company
Orion Pictures[27]
RARS rating
18+
RCQ classification
13+
RTC film rating
C
Review score
58%, 5.8/10, 53/100[31][32][33]
Title
The Dark Half[56]
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🔖 Identifiers · 80
AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID
59499
AdoroCinema film ID
8212
AllMovie title ID
v12248
Allcinema film ID
13393
AlloCiné film ID
8212
Apple TV movie ID
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Blu-ray.com ID
136664
Box Office Mojo film ID (former scheme)
darkhalf
Cine.gr film ID (archived)
705604
CineMagia title ID
21309
Cinema.de ID
1317795
Ciné-Ressources film ID
59479
Show all 80 identifiers +68
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID
4986
Criticker film ID
The-Dark-Half
DNF film ID
9256
Daum movie ID
16408
Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID
3110
Does the Dog Die? media ID
11692
Douban film ID
1304342
Dvdcompare.net film ID
26k (1.4k–72k, n=3)
EIDR content ID
10.5240/E620-47B2-4B29-41FD-615F-Y
Eiga.com movie ID
18877
ElCinema film ID
2000642
ElFilm film ID
106230
Elonet movie ID
147621
Exploitation mark number
82376
Fandango video ID
140677
Fernsehserien.de ID
filme/stephen-kings-stark
FilmAffinity film ID
664451
FilmVandaag ID
film/11715
Filmarks ID
movies/50601
Filmfront film ID (archived)
3748
Filmová databáze film ID
17207
Filmow ID
t10345
Filmweb.no film ID
41499
Filmweb.pl film ID
37647
Freebase ID
/m/0d_ng1
Garance item ID
10387264
ICAA film catalogue ID
67793
IMCDB work ID
106664
IMDb ID
tt0106664
ISAN
0000-0000-0CC3-0000-O-0000-0000-2
ITunes movie ID
865596714
Il mondo dei doppiatori ID
film/lametaoscura
KINENOTE film ID
45094
KOBIS film ID
19938341
Kinobox film ID
20735
Kinopoisk film ID
1969
LUMIERE film ID
45274
LdiF ID
51121
Letterboxd film ID
the-dark-half
MPA certificate number
30993
MUBI film numeric ID
14985
MYmovies audiovisual work ID
14656
Mediafilm ID (archived)
mf-tt-3392235760
Metacritic ID
movie/the-dark-half
Movie Review Query Engine ID
the-dark-half-m100005937
MovieLens movie ID
2898
MovieMeter film ID
1891
Moviepilot.de film ID
stephen-kings-stark
OFDb film ID
851
OMDb film ID
10349
PORT film ID
19488
Plex media key
5d9f34fad5fd3f001ee14c31
Prime Video GTI
amzn1.dv.gti.7dbc6e4a-067f-44c3-bef9-1a9a6cd7f559
Rate Your Music film ID
the-dark-half
Rotten Tomatoes ID
m/dark_half
Schnittberichte.com title ID
2437
Scope.dk film ID
3433
SensCritique work ID
482703
Swedish Film Database ID
45306
TMDB movie ID
10349
TV Guide show ID (former scheme)
129684
TV.com ID (archived)
movies/the-dark-half
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
dark_half_the
The Numbers movie ID
Dark-Half-The
TheTVDB movie ID
5437
Trakt.tv ID
movies/the-dark-half-1993
Trakt.tv film ID
5546
ČSFD film ID
7803

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🔗 Connections
Cast member 11
Timothy Hutton, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris, Amy Madigan, Beth Grant, Rutanya Alda, Robert Joy, Chelsea Field +3 more
Genre 7
horror film, drama film, slasher film, thriller film, mystery film, supernatural horror film, supernatural film
Main subject 2
supernatural, serial killer
Based on 1
The Dark Half
Composer 1
Christopher Young
Country of origin 1
United States
Director 1
George A. Romero
Director of photography 1
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Distributed by 1
Orion Pictures
Distribution format 1
video on demand
Filming location 1
Pittsburgh
Instance of 1
film
Narrative location 1
Maine
Original language of film or TV show 1
English
Producer 1
George A. Romero
Production company 1
Orion Pictures
Screenwriter 1
George A. Romero
← Derivative work 1
The Dark Half
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Amy Madigan film George A. Romero Julie Harris Maine Michael Rooker Orion Pictures Timothy Hutton United States

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  1. 11d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KMRB film rating → Adults only
    Australian Classification → M
    RCQ classification → 13+
    IMDA rating → M18
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62846: Garance ID - Films, 199X"
  2. 4w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    MPA film rating → R
    MPA certificate number → 30993
    Blu-ray.com ID → 136664
    SensCritique work ID → 482703
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Capital cost: 15,000,000 United States dollar, Added via Tricorder v5.4"
  3. 6w ago · Reubot · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prime Video GTI → amzn1.dv.gti.7dbc6e4a-067f-44c3-bef9-1a9a6cd7f559
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  4. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IMCDB work ID → 106664
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  5. 11w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film ID → 17207
    "Created claim: Filmová databáze film ID: 17207, batch #269265"
  6. 20w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → April 23, 1993, June 10, 1993, July 16, 1993 +13
    Screenwriter → George A. Romero
    Duration → 121 minute
    Original language of film or TV show → English
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #38225: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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