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Dark City, 1998

Starring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland

Directed by: Alex Proyas

Written by: Alex Proyas

Language: English

Country: Australia, USA

Runtime: 100 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.8

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Dark City can be described as mind bending, stylized, and bleak. The plot revolves around evil aliens, a future dystopia, and chases. The main genres are thriller, sci-fi, and mystery. In terms of style, Dark City is postmodernist and is gothic. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The storytelling is slow paced. Dark City is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. Visually, it involves special effects. The movie has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that Dark City involves mild violent content.

Summary of Dark City

Upon awakening with a start in an icy bathtub in a strange room--with a woman's dead body inconveniently nearby--John Murdoch can't remember how he got there. With a police detective hot on his trail and a psychiatrist skulking around, Murdoch discovers that the key to his mystery is the presence of strange extraterrestrial creatures, the Strangers, who are experimenting with the memories of the humans in his city--from which there may be no escape. Ambitious sci-fi noir, with rich production design and a dense, Kafkaesque concept, made Dark City a cult classic.

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Language:	English
Country:	Australia, USA
Release date:	27 February 1998
Runtime:	100 min

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Rufus Sewell

as John Murdoch

Kiefer Sutherland

as Dr. Daniel P. Schreber

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

An almost really good movie...risks leaving the viewer feeling like one of the bewildered automatons that move through the plots. Full Review

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by: Liam Lacey

The New York Times

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... Full Review

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by: Stephen Holden

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Dark City is a movie of cinematic effects grandueur. Now there has been better special effects in other movies but Dark City breaks the mold of just having cool special effects just because they'er cool. Dark City goes and uses their effects to... Read and rate it

09.September.2009
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by: Al Topich
Al Topich rated this movie0/10

This was such an amazing movie, I find it hard to comprehend how it became so forgotten. Kiefer Sutherland does a wonderful job here, in fact I think this the finest role I've ever seen him play. All the characters (except, perhaps, the lead) are... Read and rate it

23.July.2009
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by: Celainn
Celainn rated this movie8/10Great

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