Bruce Spence, Colin Friels, Ian Richardson
From the director of "The Crow," an atmospheric melange of styles and substance about aliens, night and unspeakable acts. Interesting, but more than a bit addled.
DVD Release Date: July 28, 1998
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Flixster Reviews (6,989)
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October 15, 2009Dark City doesn't have a slow build-up like many sci-fi movies of a similar vein. Instead, it thrusts you headlong into the mystery of a man who wakes up with no knowledge of who he is, in a city that just doesn't seem quite right. It gives you these mysteries and then continuall...( read more)
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September 12, 2009I can't, in all honesty, say that this film is underrated. Had it gotten a tremendous amount of hype I may have been disappointed. I can, however, say with a fair amount of certainty that Dark City is under-appreciated. This has all the makings of a classic science fict...( read more)
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August 27, 2009Alex Proyas's best film to date seems to have flown under the radar a bit. Its a real shame, as this is a fantastic sci-fi film, one of the best from the last 20 years in fact.
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August 25, 2009The greatest of all sci-fi films. It asks a simple question: what makes humans human? Not only ahead of its time, but a sure fire classic that will be around for decades to come.
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July 18, 2009This looks awesome, really er...dark lol grimy, goth, bleak, really nails the comic book brilliantly. Its alittle strange and hard to follow but I haven't seen it since it was released at the cinema. The cast excels and really makes this so much better. I love Richard O Brian in ...( read more)
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November 18, 2009A great original story (that was almost completely ripped off by the Matrix). It dares to combine neo-noir and sci-fi and pulls it off as nicely as Blade Runner.The acting was great which is something often missing in sci-fi. My only complaint was Kiefer Sutherland in the first h...( read more)
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November 9, 2009I should have stuck with my conviction to not watch this one. It was pretty much a complete waste of time. I have no idea why they are comparing this one to the Matrix. They came out at essentially the same time and this one lacked significantly if you are going to compare them. ...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
April 28, 2008
Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly
May 3, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
An unsettling depiction of reality as elusive and ephemeral. full review
April 12, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
An almost really good movie lies somewhere in the stylish junkyard of Alex Proyas's Dark City. full review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Dark City by Alex Proyas is a great visionary achievement, a film so original and exciting, it stirred my imagination like Metropolis and 2001: A Space Odyssey. full review
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July 28, 2008The first time I saw this movie I missed the first six minutes, when I next saw it I was amazed that they give away the twist.
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