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Name: Dark City
Released: 1998-2-27
Cast: Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien

Dark City

R
1h 41m
1998

76%

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What if you woke one morning to realize that every memory, every emotion, every fact you believed true about your life had been manufactured by someone else and placed in your mind? In this fascinating and provocative science fiction tale, John Murdoch--wanted for a series of brutal murders--realizes that everything he believes about himself is a lie. Murdoch's bittersweet childhood, his love for his estranged wife and the hideous series of murders are the creation of a group of shadowy creatures known only as "The Strangers." Alone, with his newfound awareness, Murdoch begins to fight back against "The Strangers" who manipulate minds for their own ends.

Director:

Alex Proyas

Producer:

Andrew Mason, Alex Proyas, Michael De Luca, Brian Witten

Cast:

Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson, Bruce Spence, Colin Friels, John Bluthal, Mitchell Butel, Melissa George, Frank Gallacher

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

76%

Critics Consensus: Stylishly gloomy, Dark City offers a polarizing whirl of arresting visuals and noirish action.

Reviews

Deep Focus Review

Brian Eggert

This is an exceptionally stylish-looking production driving a story with grand aspirations, and though flawed, like the majority of Proyas’ work, it achieves most of what it sets out to do.

August 22, 2023

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The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

Dan DiNicola

The movie's design is its only redeeming feature. This is one movie which seems to have been made almost exclusively for members of a Dungeons & Dragons fan club.

The other major item of note in the film is its visual effects. From a giant clock to a city changing before our eyes, Dark City is one of the most spectacular visual effects feats to come out in recent memory.

Dark City is nearly a nightmare-fueled neo-noir masterpiece. It’s surreal, it’s odd, but it’s also remarkably creative and deserves to be seen.

Real humanists may have misgivings.

June 16, 2022

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