Dark City1998
Dark City (1998)
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Cast
as John Murdoch
as Dr. Daniel Schreber
as Emma Murdoch
as Frank Bumstead
as Mr. Hand
as Mr. Book
as Walenski
as Husselbeck
as Stromboli
as Mr. Wall
as May
as Karl Harris
as Mr. Rain
as Mr. Sleep
as Mr. Quick
as Hotel Manager/Vendor
as Taxi Driver
as Mr. Sleep Filming Double
as Stranger
as Stranger
as Stranger
as Assistant Stranger
as Assistant Stranger
as Schreber's Assistant
as Automat Cop
as Automat Cop
as Mr. Goodwin
as Mrs. Goodwin
as Hotel Manager
as Kate Walenski
as Train Passenger
as Station Master
as Desk Sergeant
as Waitress
as Murdoch (age 10)
as Murdoch (as a teenager)
as Murdoch's Father
as Murdoch's Mother
as Naked Woman
as Matthew Goodwin
as Jane Goodwin
as Taxi Driver
as Emma's Lover
as Fingerprint Cop
as Policeman
as Police Officer
as Hotel Lobby Cop
as Four Piece Band Member
as Four Pice Band Member
as Four Piece Member
as Four Piece Member
as Forensics Cop
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Critic Reviews for Dark City
All Critics (85) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (65) | Rotten (20) | DVD (13)
Dark City is fascinating, visionary filmmaking that captures the sensation of dreaming and being unable to wake up.
A mishmash of iconography lifted from better movies.
Dark City trades in such weighty themes as memory, thought control, human will and the altering of reality, but is engaging mostly in the degree to which it creates and sustains a visually startling alternate universe.
City ultimately plays like one of those art-deco dystopian CD-ROM adventures of recent years.
[A] stylish hybrid of futuristic thriller and film noir.
Proyas floods the screen with cinematic and literary references ranging from Murnau and Lang to Kafka and Orwell, creating a unique yet utterly convincing world.
Audience Reviews for Dark City
In typical noir fashion we follow our lead character as he searches high and low to discover clues to his own identity, a recent victim of amnesia. He's having a few problems finding out though because he's being chased by a woman who says she's his loving wife, a detective who maintains he's some kind of serious serial murderer, and a curious group in long black coats who simply want to kill him. Along the way we get treated to only the best alien invasion film, like, ever. What's it take to get a little respect in this town anyways? Great performances along the way by all concerned. Sutherland's Peter Lorre impersonation and Connelly's vampy smoulder stand out particularly.
Super Reviewer
The gloomily arresting visuals coupled with a kinetic pace is well founded, but the unique style cannot smooth over the bumpy plot.
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Dark City Quotes
| John Murdoch: | You want to know what it is about us that made us human. Well, you’re not going to find it in here. You went looking in the wrong place. |
| John Murdoch: | You want to know what it is about us that made us human. Well, you're not going to find it in here. You went looking in the wrong place. |
| John Murdoch: | I don't think the sun even... exists... in this place. 'Cause I've been up for hours, and hours, and hours, and the night never ends here. |
| John Murdoch: | I know this is gonna sound crazy, but what if we never knew each other before now? |
| Mr. Hand: | It seems you have discovered your unpleasant nature. |