The Darkest Hour

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.

Russian Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov

The Militsiya (Police) officer fires his Makarov after seeing his fellow officer disintegrate.

Close up of the Makarov as the trigger is pulled by the officer.

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.

Russian Stechkin APS - 9x18mm Makarov

Matvei (Gosha Kutsenko) fires his APS at one of the aliens.

Zoraki 914

Zoraki 914 - 9mm P.A.K. blanks

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.

Vika lowers the gun down.

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.

AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm

Two AKS-74 rifles can be seen in the trunk of the police car behind Sean and Ben

Sasha (Nikolay Efremov) (to the left) holds an AKS-74 assault rifle. Matvei (Gosha Kutsenko) (center) holds fictional energy gun. Yuri (Artur Smolyaninov) (to the right) is armed with AK-74M.

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.

AK-74M - 5.45x39mm

Yuri (Artur Smolyaninov) wears a suit of conductive materials to prevent the aliens from seeing him.

Yuri fires his AK-74M assault rifle at the aliens

Matvei (Gosha Kutsenko) on horseback holds the AK-74M assault rifle with stock in folded position. Both he and his horse are in makeshift suits of conductive materials.

M4A1 carbine

Skyler (Joel Kinnaman) fires an M4A1 that he found in the building of the U.S. embassy.

Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm

Skyler fires the M4A1 Carbine at the alien

Mk. 18 Mod 0

Mk. 18 Mod 0 with 4-position stock and RIS handguard - 5.56x45mm

Mk. 18 Mod 0 carbine can be seen on the box in the building of the U.S. embassy

Machine Gun

M249 SAW

M249-E1 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) with 200-round ammo drum - 5.56x45mm

M249 SAW can be seen on the box in the building of the U.S. embassy

Grenade Launcher

RPG-7

Another resistance fighter, Boris (Georgiy Gromov), uses a RPG-7 launcher with a PGO-7 scope.

RPG-7 with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm

Boris is ready to open fire

Boris fires the RPG-7

Note the fake PG-7L rocket

Sniper Rifle

Barrett M99

Barret M99 - .50 BMG / .416 Barrett

Barrett M99 is seen left behind girls

Other

SP81 Flare Pistol

Natalie (Olivia Thirlby) finds a SP81 Flare Pistol on an abandoned Russian river boat

Russian SP81 flare gun - 26.5mm

Flamethrower

Sasha (Nikolay Efremov) uses a flamethrower

Note M2 Flamethrower style barrel. By the way Sean carries fictional energy gun.