Review of Dark Days (2000) by Nick R — 16 Feb 2013

A movie about homeless living on the train tunnels in NYC. Surprisingly uplifting ending.

This review of Dark Days (2000) was written by Nick R on 16 Feb 2013.

Dark Days has generally received very positive reviews.

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By M. K. Terrell (58) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 03 Mar 2014

As we come to know the residents, we find their lives, and yearning for home and safety, as tragic, funny, and involving as anything in a scripted…

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By Joel A (1,152) on 11 Jan 2014

Brilliant and deeply touching documentary about homeless people in a part of the the New York underground subway system. A must watch…

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By Sophie Monks Kaufman (221) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 23 Jan 2014

As superficial as Dark Days was, the subject is singular enough for the film to be memorable…

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By Larushka Ivan-Zadeh (441) for Metro (UK) (700) on 13 Feb 2014

The ending is pat but the characters' tragic stories linger on, squatting in the darker corners of your mind…

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By Elgan D (601) on 01 Feb 2015

Atmospheric documentary on the subterranean homeless population of New York city…

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By Sandoz D (69) on 22 Apr 2017

Dark Days is a pretty cool homeless documentary. It doesn't really go anywhere but I enjoyed the dark and bleak atmosphere…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 03 Mar 2014

The virtue of Dark Days is that it provides a forum for its subjects, who turn out to be funny, charming, acerbic, annoying, callous, kind…

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By William W (979) on 07 Feb 2016

This masterpiece is supported by the accompanying 'making of dark days' doc…

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By Steve P (906) on 16 Jan 2013

Think your having a hard time then watch this…

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By Barry E (140) on 25 Jul 2013

Very insightful into the world these people lived in but only scratches the top layer of the story behind these people…

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