---
title: 'Pitch Black (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Twohy'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pitch-black-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134847/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pitch Black (2000)

2000 · R · 108 min · Adventure, Horror, Action, Science Fiction, Thriller · Australia, United States


## Synopsis

Pitch Black is a 2000 American science fiction horror film directed by David Twohy and co-written by Twohy and brothers Ken and Jim Wheat from a story conceived by the Wheats. The film stars Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Claudia Black and Keith David. Dangerous criminal Riddick (Diesel) is being transported to prison in a spacecraft, and escapes when the spaceship is damaged by comet debris and crash lands on an empty desert planet. When predatory creatures begin attacking the survivors, Riddick joins forces with them to escape the planet.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Twohy](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-twohy)
- **Screenplay:** [David Twohy](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-twohy), [Ken Wheat](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-wheat)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Graeme Revell](https://cinepixo.com/people/graeme-revell)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Eggby](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-eggby)

## Cast

- [Claudia Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-black)
- [Keith David](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-david)
- [Vin Diesel](https://cinepixo.com/people/vin-diesel) as Riddick
- [Lewis Fitz-Gerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-fitz-gerald)
- [Cole Hauser](https://cinepixo.com/people/cole-hauser)

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Official site: http://www.pitchblack.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/pitch-black-2000
Film facts: Wikidata (Q429934); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.