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Dark City

Dark City

Mystery · Science Fiction · 1998

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

Movie details

Dark City

“They built the city to see what makes us tick. Last night, one of us went off.”

1998 Mystery · Science Fiction 1h 41m

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TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Alex Proyas

Written by

Alex Proyas · Lem Dobbs · David S. Goyer

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

John Murdoch

William Hurt

William Hurt

Inspector Frank Bumstead

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Dr. Daniel P. Schreber

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Emma Murdoch

Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Mr. Hand

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Mr. Book

Bruce Spence

Bruce Spence

Mr. Wall

Court is in session

Put Dark City on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.