The Darkest Hour (2011)
The Darkest Hour is a science-fiction film directed by Chris Gorak and produced by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted , Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ) about a group of American tourists who are trapped in Moscow when the world is invaded by invisible, energy-consuming aliens.
Handguns
Makarov PM
A Militsiya (Police) officer fires a Makarov PM at one of the aliens in the beginning, to no avail as it disintegrates the bullet without causing any damage. During the movie several characters are seen with PM pistols, mostly holstered.
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Stechkin APS
Matvei (Gosha Kutsenko ), leader of the resistance group carries a Stechkin APS as his personal sidearm, firing it (sensibly) in semi-automatic at the aliens near the ending.
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Zoraki 914
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vika (Veronika Vernadskaya ) aims her Zoraki 914 pistol at the American tourists. This is a blank-firing only gun likely standing in for a real gun or for safety reasons when wielding at/around other actors.
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Assault Rifles
AKS-74
Two AKS-74 rifles are seen in the trunk of a police car that Sean (Emile Hirsch ) and Ben (Max Minghella ) hide behind. Later one of the resistance fighters, Sasha (Nikolay Efremov ), is seen using AKS-74.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two AKS-74 rifles can be seen in the trunk of the police car behind Sean and Ben
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AK-74M
One of the resistance fighters, Yuri (Artur Smolyaninov ), that the tourists encounter in the aftermath of the invasion, fires an AK-74M while battling the aliens. Matvei (Gosha Kutsenko ) can also be seen using one.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yuri (Artur Smolyaninov ) wears a suit of conductive materials to prevent the aliens from seeing him.
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M4A1 carbine
Skyler (Joel Kinnaman ) fires an M4A1 that he found in the building of the U.S. embassy.
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Mk. 18 Mod 0
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Machine Gun
M249 SAW
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Grenade Launcher
RPG-7
Another resistance fighter, Boris (Georgiy Gromov ), uses a RPG-7 launcher with a PGO-7 scope.
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Sniper Rifle
Barrett M99
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barret M99 - .50 BMG / .416 Barrett
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Other
SP81 Flare Pistol
Natalie (Olivia Thirlby ) finds a SP81 Flare Pistol on an abandoned Russian river boat
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Flamethrower
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sasha (Nikolay Efremov ) uses a flamethrower
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