Dark City
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Synopsis
A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
Cast
- Rufus Sewell
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Jennifer Connelly
- William Hurt
- Richard O'Brien
- Ian Richardson
- Colin Friels
- Mitchell Butel
- Frank Gallacher
- Bruce Spence
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- Dec 12, 2021
This is part of a wave of 1998/1999 movies - including The Matrix, Fight Club, American Beauty, and The Truman Show - that are explicitly or implicitly about trying to discover an alternative to the malaise of this Best of All Possible Worlds that the End of History has…
Will SloanMay 8, 2020New Line forcing Proyas to add a voiceover before the opening credits that explains the entire mystery of his big mystery movie has to be one of the dumbest studio notes in the history of Hollywood.
Matt SingerApr 4, 2013Dark City is a frustrating mess. Full of borrowed ideas, from film noir to sci-fi, Kafka to Lang, Blade Runner to Brazil, Dark City co-opts aspects originally intriguing and fails to make them its own, let alone present them coherently. It is fractured, tedious, and, worst…
PTAbro - Mar 7, 2018
People who believe that Earth is flat would love this movie.
SyaoranTHIS REVIEW IS FOR THE DIRECTOR'S CUT. I may prefer this over The Matrix. Allow me to explain.... Look, while I still love and can appreciate The Matrix and you can look and see I gave it just a half star less than this one—by the end of the day, if we analyze everything…
Rafael "Mister Movie" JovineAug 23, 2015With the exception of the very cool "tuning" sequences I honestly don't think this really has much up its sleeve other than being consistently gorgeous and lovingly production-designed. The noir backdrop and paranoid metatext aren't really synthesized into anything new or…
matt lynch - Mar 23, 2015
"When was the last time you remember doing something during the day?" The only "something" I remember "doing during the day" for the past week and a half is listening to Dark City commentaries while I work from home, and I think I might slowly be turning into Wolenski.…
ScreeningNotesJun 3, 2020Everything about this movie looks and is cool. Smart, medium budget sci-fi.
Will MenakerFeb 12, 2023peak neo-noir, a daring synthesis of every implicit metaphysical assumption in the dark side of american cinema, a world of endless night where our lives are ruled by a mysterious fate, the shadowy metropolis, the paranoid killer, the determined detective, the nightclub…
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- Platypus Lord likedDark City
👍👍 Unique sci-fi flick with a great cast, atmopshere and concept. Very bizarrely shot/edited - fitting in this case. Parts of the ending were clever, and some parts beautiful, though the fight was a tad undercooked. Good music and SFX, used sparingly. Shot of the city among the stars was…
CvptvinHowdy likedDark CityThis could've been a Hellraiser movie, tbh. I mean, they already got what looks like cenobites, just throw in some body horror and uncomfortable sex scenes. In all seriousness, this was actually a really cool sci-fi concept, but it could use some tweaking so it could've packed more of a punch.
Brenda M. lovedDark CityAnother movie I absolutely ADORE! Highly influenced by Blade Runner (1982) & Metropolis (1927). Themes similar to the Matrix (1999) except this came out a year before. Hugely underrated. Majorly recommended to fans of sci-fi that asks questions about what it means to be human.
- CinEdu likedDark City
A dark mistery movie with sci-fi vibes that works right. Dark City make an interesting story about humanity, feelings and what is what make you who you are. P.S: If you can get it, watch the edited version, the original one has a part that bottle part of the final twist...
Arsal dislikedDark CityIt’s definitely a unique idea but we just jump into this world alongside, not knowing anything like the protagonist. It has the noir style of Blade Runner mixed with the reality-bending mystery of The Matrix before The Matrix even existed.
grace lovedDark Citythis was a very unique sci-fi thriller, definitely a bit depressing and lacks humor but it was incredibly interesting. it puzzled me and had me thinking a lot about the entire concept of the film, i throughly enjoyed watching it!
- Daniel Schaal is "meh" onDark City
It was ok. Very unique plot, but the overall execution and acting from the main guy seemed lacking. If it was redone, I'd definitely watch. I feel like directors and actors now would know how to handle this movie. 6.4/10
Da channel Fire likedDark CityI really liked this movie. the vibe felt like a lost 90s FMV (meaning freaking awesome). however, I felt like this movie blew it's load wayyy too early. it also explains way too much. I need to see the detector's cut.
Jacob Hall likedDark CityDecent sci-fi thriller. Sutherland's acting is so annoying ngl. Hurt and Connelly carry the movie hard. The special effects are also laughably bad at times so don't expect top tier editing even for the time it's from
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Metacritic
Proyas' movie lacks a truly rich or compelling story -- although the city secret is certainly a rich and compelling idea. All too often, Dark City seems a great production design in search of a movie, an ultimate modern film noir pastiche, in which the images are so strong they overpower the drama. [27 Feb 1998]
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
Dark City grabs your eyeballs and squeezes.
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
So relentlessly trippy in a fun-house sort of way that it could very easily inspire a daredevil cult of moviegoers who go back again and again to experience its mind-bending twists and turns. Although its story doesn't add up when you analyze it afterward, the movie does take you on a visually arresting ride that offers many unsettling surprises right up to a sentimental sunburst of an ending that has a paranoid undertone.
Stephen Holden
The New York Times
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dark City (1998) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Dark City (1998)?
The movie is 1hr 40min long.
What's Dark City (1998) about?
A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
Who's the cast of Dark City (1998)?
- Rufus Sewell as John Murdoch
- Kiefer Sutherland as Dr. Daniel Schreber
- Jennifer Connelly as Emma Murdoch/Anna
- William Hurt as Inspector Frank Bumstead
- Richard O'Brien as Mr. Hand
- Ian Richardson as Mr. Book
- Colin Friels as Walenski
- Mitchell Butel as Husselbeck
- Frank Gallacher as Stromboli
- Bruce Spence as Mr. Wall
Who's the director behind Dark City (1998)?
Alex Proyas directed Dark City (1998).
Who produced Dark City (1998)?
Michael De Luca, Barbara Gibbs and Andrew Mason produced Dark City (1998).
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