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title: 'Orion and the Dark (2024)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sean Charmatz'
released: '2024-02-02'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/orion-and-the-dark-2024'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28066777/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Orion and the Dark (2024)

2024 · 92 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Orion and the Dark is a 2024 American animated fantasy comedy film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Sean Charmatz. Produced by DreamWorks Animation for Netflix, it is based on the 2014 children's book of the same name by Emma Yarlett. The film stars Jacob Tremblay and Paul Walter Hauser as the titular characters, alongside the voices of Colin Hanks, Mia Akemi Brown, Ike Barinholtz, Nat Faxon, Golda Rosheuvel, Natasia Demetriou, Aparna Nancherla, Carla Gugino, Matt Dellapina, and Angela Bassett. Robert Lydecker and Kevin Lax composed the film's musical score.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sean Charmatz](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-charmatz)
- **Screenplay:** [Charlie Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-kaufman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kevin Lax](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-lax), [Robert Lydecker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lydecker)
- **Producer:** [Peter McCown](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mccown)

## Cast

- [Paul Walter Hauser](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-walter-hauser)
- [Jacob Tremblay](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacob-tremblay)
- [Angela Bassett](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-bassett)
- [Ike Barinholtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ike-barinholtz)
- [Shannon Chan-Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/shannon-chan-kent)
- [Colin Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-hanks)
- [Natasia Demetriou](https://cinepixo.com/people/natasia-demetriou)
- [Golda Rosheuvel](https://cinepixo.com/people/golda-rosheuvel)
- [Nat Faxon](https://cinepixo.com/people/nat-faxon)
- [Aparna Nancherla](https://cinepixo.com/people/aparna-nancherla)
- [Carla Gugino](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-gugino)
- [Ren Hanami](https://cinepixo.com/people/ren-hanami)

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