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A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster

Name: A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster
Director: Bobby Roth
Released: 2003
Duration: 96 min

Representation Score

2.1/10

Limited

2003

TV-14

Director

Bobby Roth

Runtime

96 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film functions as a true-crime drama that finds its strength in reclaiming ability to act for female survivors. By focusing on the legal battle to hold a high-status individual accountable, it disrupts traditional power dynamics. However, the narrative remains narrow in scope, adhering to a conventional true-crime structure that emphasizes individual criminal culpability rather than exploring broader multi-layered complexities or systemic social critiques. Ultimately, while the film succeeds in highlighting female intellect and persistence, it lacks significant representation across other identity markers, remaining largely centered on a specific Western, high-status legal conflict.

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Category Breakdown

Does A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or representations of non-cisgender identities.

How does A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster portray gender?

Fair

The film highlights the women who brought the perpetrator to justice, emphasizing their collective action and intellect rather than portraying them as passive victims.

How racially and ethnically diverse is A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster?

Limited

The story focuses on a specific Western socio-economic context, with little evidence of intentional racial diversity or subversion of Western-centric narratives.

How does A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film critiques the corruption of power within a wealthy hierarchy but stays within traditional legal and moral frameworks without deconstructing systemic institutions.

Does A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Centers on the collective action and intellect of women who pursued legal accountability.
Highlights the intellect and persistence of female survivors.

Limited or Absent

Lacks multi-layered complexity or broader critiques of social and cultural institutions.
Shows minimal evidence of racial diversity or intentional subversion of Western-centric narratives.

Official Synopsis

Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.

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