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Seeker: The Dark is Rising, The (2007)

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Release Date: October 5, 2007
On DVD: March 18, 2008
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Running Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for fantasy action and some scary images.
Director: David Cunningham
Writer: John Hodge
Cast: Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Christopher Eccleston, Alexander Ludwig, Jonathan Jackson, Amelia Warner, Gregory Smith, Emma Lockhart, Gary Entin, Edmond Entin, John Benjamin Hickey, Wendy Crewson

Based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Cooper, "The Dark Is Rising" is the first film adaptation of the author's acclaimed "The Dark Is Rising" Sequence. The film tells the story of Will Stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the Dark. Traveling back and forth through time, Will hunts for a series of mysterious clues and Read more

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Grade: D+ There have been lots of Harry Potter rip-offs in recent years, though among all of the Golden Compasses and Spiderwick Chronicles and Eragons that have been touted as "best-selling classics", only a couple series have truly been as revered as what the marketing campaigns suggest. One such series is Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising."

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