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WatchMind AI scores When Darkness Falls as Crime with cerebral tone and steady pacing (56% on TMDb). When Darkness Falls suits viewers who want a cerebral film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.

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When Darkness Falls

“A film with atmosphere and condensed mystery.”

Released

1960-12-26

Rating

56%

Type

Movie

Runtime

1h 53m

Crime

AI Analysis

When Darkness Falls (1960) — AI movie analysis

WatchMind AI

WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of When Darkness Falls (1960) — a movie tagged as Crime with cerebral moods and steady pacing.

cerebral moodsteady pacing

Story & themes: Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. She is going to spend the Christmas there in peace and quiet but on Christmas Eve, the grocer is brutally murdered with an axe. Police inspector Christer Wijk comes to the small village to find the murderer. He soon di… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.

Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~113 min).

Community signal: TMDb members rate When Darkness Falls 56% (11 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.

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When Darkness Falls suits viewers who want a cerebral film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.

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Synopsis

Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. She is going to spend the Christmas there in peace and quiet but on Christmas Eve, the grocer is brutally murdered with an axe. Police inspector Christer Wijk comes to the small village to find the murderer. He soon discovers the puzzle of evidence that makes almost everybody a suspect.

Quick facts

Type: Movie
Status: Released
Release date: 1960-12-26
Runtime: 1h 53m
TMDB rating: 5.6
TMDB ID: 71852

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How long is the movie When Darkness Falls?

The official runtime for When Darkness Falls is approximately 113 minutes.

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