Dark Match (film)
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| Directed by | Lowell Dean |
| Written by | Lowell Dean |
| Produced by | Rhonda Baker Don Depoe Michael Feehan John K. MacDonald Michael Peterson |
| Starring | Ayisha Issa Steven Ogg Sara Canning Chris Jericho |
| Cinematography | Karim Hussain |
| Edited by | Dean Evans |
Production companies | Dept.9 Studios Blue Finch Film Releasing |
| Distributed by | Shudder |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Dark Match is a 2024 Canadian slasher film written and directed by Lowell Dean, starring Ayisha Issa, Steven Ogg, Sara Canning, and Chris Jericho. Set in the late 1980s, the film follows SAW, an independent wrestling promotion where Nicky, known as Miss Behave, ignites a bitter rivalry with the popular Kate the Great. Meanwhile, aging wrestler and manager Joe Lean becomes involved in a dangerous one-night event staged in a remote village by a promoter working with cultists led by The Prophet, a former wrestler with a troubled past.
Dark Match premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2024 and was released theatrically on January 31, 2025. The film received mixed reviews from critics.