All 6 Cormac McCarthy Movies, Ranked by How Dark They Are
Films like The Road and The Counselor showcase Cormac McCarthy's willingness to explore the most harrowing side of humanity, but which is the darkest?
The late author Cormac McCarthy was one of the preeminent chroniclers of the American condition. His novels, often filled with harsh violence and bleak outcomes, left a scorched path of uncompromising works that detailed the depths of humanity and the moral compromises taken to get there. McCarthy's books have been revered for their dense, often philosophical prose and unflinching content. That style bled from his novels into the cinema, as several of McCarthy's most searing works were adapted into films.
