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Orion and the Dark

Hello Darkness, my new friend.
2024 | 90m | English

(18142 votes)

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A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.
Release Date: Feb 01, 2024
Director: Sean Charmatz
Writer: Charlie Kaufman, Emma Yarlett
Genres: Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Keywords fear, overcoming fears, based on children's book, fears, cat, magical creature, horror for children, fear of the dark, dark
Production Companies DreamWorks Animation
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
Jacob Tremblay Orion (voice)
Paul Walter Hauser Dark (voice)
Angela Bassett Sweet Dreams (voice)
Colin Hanks Adult Orion (voice)
Natasia Demetriou Sleep (voice)
Golda Rosheuvel Unexplained Noises (voice)
Nat Faxon Insomnia (voice)
Aparna Nancherla Quiet (voice)
Ike Barinholtz Light (voice)
Carla Gugino Orion's Mom (voice)
Matt Dellapina Orion's Dad (voice)
Nick Kishiyama Tycho (voice)
Mia Akemi Brown Hypatia (voice)
Shannon Chan-Kent Adult Hypatia (voice)
Jack Fisher Richie Panici (voice)
Werner Herzog Narrator (voice)
Sky Alexis Lisa (voice)
Hira Ambrosino Woman at the Drive-In (voice)
Yoshi Ando Man at the Drive-In (voice)
Larisa Asuaje Mrs. Spinoza (voice)
Sean Charmatz Irene's Boss / Cucumber Dentist / Soda / Insomnia Guy 1 (voice)
Walt Dohrn Stray Cat / Insomnia Guy 2 (voice)
Ren Hanami Adult Sally (voice)
Amy Hill Irene (voice)
Alyssa Lee Irene's Daughter / Insomnia Girl (voice)
Noah McCown Scared Child (voice)
Shino Nakamichi Sally (voice)
Aliki Theofilopoulos Irene's Coworker / Mom / Juice Box / Insomnia Teacher (voice)
Toru Uchikado Insomnia Man (voice)
Name Job
Steve Slanec Supervising Sound Editor
Marc Schmidt Sound Designer
Sean Charmatz Director
Tim Nielsen Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nik Ranieri Supervising Animator
Shawn Krause Supervising Animator
Brandon Proctor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nathan Nance Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kent Osborne Story Artist
Charlie Kaufman Writer
Johane Matte Story Artist
Leo Matsuda Visual Development
Lauren Zurcher Visual Development
Alfonso Blaas Nacle Visual Development
Marcos Elizalde Visual Development
Gijsbrecht Evens Visual Development
Kirsten Kawamura Visual Development
Ruben Perez Visual Development
Ritchie Sacilioc Visual Development
Pedro Della Conti Other
Dor Shamir Other
Abhishek Mukherjee Animation
Anand Avira Animation
Aniket Suresh Marathe Animation
Anuska Mondal Animation
Anuska Poddar Animation
Aravind Kumar Kommoju Animation
Anarb Halder Animation
Anarp Sarkar Animation
Atanu Patra Animation
Emma Yarlett Book
Tim Lamb Production Designer
Christine Bian Art Direction
Adam Rosette Head of Story
Hans Dastrup Head of Animation
Kevin Lax Original Music Composer
Robert Lydecker Original Music Composer
Kevin Sukho Lee Editor
Leah Artwick Story Artist
Alex Avagimian Story Artist
Joe Bernados Story Artist
Lyle Nagy Story Artist
Jordan Rosato Story Artist
Janie Kahan Production Coordinator
Michael Pedraza Associate Editor
Dylan Stayman Assistant Editor
Keith Bodmer Assistant Editor
Eric Hendricks Assistant Editor
Claire Liu Production Coordinator
Timothy Lamb Production Designer, Character Designer
Jesse Aclin Character Designer
Elaine Choi Character Designer
Ryan Matias Character Designer
Joe Pitt Character Designer
Guillaume Fesquet Visual Development
Emily Tetri Animation, Visual Development
Miho Tomimasu Visual Development
Kevin Turcotte Matte Painter
Mallory Quagliato Production Coordinator
Brittany Ramirez Production Assistant
Carla Lutz Animation Supervisor
Julien Bocabeille Animation
Greg Sharp Animation
Meghan Noyes Production Coordinator, In Memory Of
Amanda Lennes Production Assistant
Ashley Laidlaw Line Producer
Kyle Hancher Production Manager
Robert Dudban Finance
Mila Montano Production Accountant
Ryan Munk CG Supervisor
Ernest Chan Animation Supervisor
Brent Hutchins Line Producer
Candice Ray Production Manager
Kristin Risinger Production Manager
Zachary Joel Johnson Production Coordinator
Emily Ryker Production Coordinator
Brent Tyler VFX Supervisor
Steven Tarin Modelling Supervisor
Belal Ballout Rigging Supervisor
Natalie Jimenez Generalist
Ross Gibson Effects Supervisor
David Lee-DuVoisin Lighting Supervisor, Compositing Supervisor
Natalia Lasota Line Producer
Murali Chinnappa Line Producer
Charan Paruchuri Production Manager
Kartheek Dugyala Production Manager
Guru Gnasasambandan Production Manager
Rahul Gattu Production Coordinator
Sandra Geiben Production Coordinator
Swati Pattnaik Production Coordinator
Bandana Panigrahi Production Assistant
Masool Afreen Production Assistant
Neelam Kishan Production Assistant
Manoj Menon Creative Director
Francis Rajeev A. Modelling Supervisor
Rakesh Acharya B. Modelling Supervisor
Robin Bharat Modeling
Samir Rout Modeling
Suraj Kumar Raut Modeling
Dilip Kumar Y Bhandi Rigging Supervisor
Deepak Ganguly Animation Supervisor
Kaustav Chakravarty Animation Supervisor
Rubul Das Animation Supervisor
Deepanita Manna Lead Animator
Shiladitya Gupta Lead Animator
Vedanth Rajan Lead Animator
Bruno Etchepare Animation
Gopi Gudelli Animation
Arnap Sarkar Animation
Dhiraj Prasad Visual Effects Supervisor
Kannan Logiah Visual Effects Supervisor
Sai Kumar Barnala Visual Effects Supervisor
Kunal Gupta Visual Effects
Shahwaz Ansari Visual Effects
Yugesh Kampalli Visual Effects
Vinodh Prasanna Lighting Supervisor, Compositing Supervisor
Parthiban Sundaram Lighting Supervisor, Compositing Supervisor
Sabyasachi Chatterjee Lighting Supervisor, Compositing Supervisor
Lalit Karel Compositing Artist, Lighting Artist
Bhrat Kabra Compositing Artist, Lighting Artist
Chintu Kumar Compositing Artist, Lighting Artist
Babulu P George CG Supervisor
Naresh Gunda CG Supervisor
Jessey Drake Sound Designer
Jeff Halbert Sound Designer
Laria Martinez-Deleon Sound Effects
Cat Gensler Sound Effects
Grace Stenland Sound Effects
Roberto D. Alegria Foley Mixer
Vincent Deng Foley Artist
Laura Macias Foley Artist
Jason Oliver Dialogue Editor
Patricia Burgos Post Production Supervisor
Ian Michael Hurley Online Editor
Emily Horton Post Production Coordinator
D.J. Lynch Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rob McIntyre Supervising Sound Editor
Ania O'Hare Casting
Katie Galvan Casting
Noelle McCown In Memory Of
M. Scott McKee Visual Effects Supervisor
Killian Gray Production Manager
Aubin Schuler Production Supervisor
Dipika Das Animation Director
Vivian Aguiar-Buff Music
Matt Manna Music
Alexandra Nickson Music
Matthew Bordenave Story Artist
Austen Aevery Huens Story Artist
Kaan Kalyon Story Artist
Jon Magram Story Artist
Gaëlle Beerens Story Artist
Tom Caulfield Story Artist
Eric Elrod Story Artist
Nathan Gelgud Story Artist
James P. Gibson Story Artist
Zesung Kang Story Artist
Hanna Kim Story Artist
Catherine Yuh Rader Story Artist
Justin Ridge Story Artist
Jessica Kaori Stanley Story Artist
Bob Flynn Character Designer
Nico Marlet Character Designer
John-Paul Balmet Visual Development
Pablo J. Rivera Visual Development
Andy Schuhler Visual Development
Chris Sears Visual Development
Katy Wu Visual Development
Elaine Wu Visual Development
Matthew Festle Sound Editor, Sound Effects
Lloyd Taylor Additional Writing
Brandon Sawyer Additional Writing
Name Title
Bonnie Arnold Executive Producer
Peter McCown Producer
Andrea Miloro Executive Producer
Adrianna A.J. Cohen Executive Producer
Russell Tracy Jr Executive Producer
Ravi Kiran Nunna Producer
Kristin Sando Associate Producer
Walt Dohrn Executive Producer
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Reviews

ChrisSawin
4.0

The most significant setback that _Orion and the Dark_ has is that it suffers from being a Netflix film. The humor falls flat and, while there is some creativity, the film reminds you of other cinematic endeavors it borrows from. It doesn’t help that the animation is bland. Some scenes in the film l ... ook unfinished because of a lack of natural shadows or depth in the human characters. _Orion and the Dark_ will likely be dumped onto the platform and forgotten about in a matter of weeks. **Full review:** https://bit.ly/OrionDark

Jan 30, 2024
msbreviews
7.0

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/orion-and-the-dark-review-a-story-about-accepting-our-fears/ "Orion and the Dark preserves the essence and messages of the original tale about understanding and accepting our fears as something that characterizes us as human beings. Charlie Kau ... fman expands the story with narrative complexities that, aside from unnecessarily confusing structural details, thematically enrich the overall film. The mix of 2D and 3D animation makes the visual experience captivating and warm, accompanied by an equally lovely score and competent vocal performances. An easy recommendation for families and children around the world." Rating: B

Feb 05, 2024
niyumard
8.0

While I wouldn't say this animation is as good as other works of Charlie Kaufman, or anything exceptional (even when you consider that it's audience is children) it certainly was a joy to watch this movie. And I also got to appreciate the dark a little bit more after watching it. ...

Aug 09, 2024
tmdb51616167
5.0

I recommend this movie for a fun and enjoyable watch, as it has a cute and engaging storyline. While the characters may not be very memorable, the film still offers a good time. There are instances where the movie could benefit from less dialogue and more adventure, perhaps cutting down on certai ... n cartoonish elements. This adjustment could enhance the overall experience and make it more captivating for the audience. It's a great movie for kids to watch and have a good time with, although the characters may not leave a lasting impression. Dark, in particular, stands out as a potentially memorable character, while the lead character may fade from memory over time. Despite its shortcomings, the movie is entertaining and worth watching, especially for a casual viewing session. While it may not be a film you'd revisit often, it can serve as a pleasant distraction or background entertainment during chores or other activities

Sep 07, 2024