Dark City (1998)

02/27/1998 (AU) • 1h 40m

Mystery, Science Fiction

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Rufus Sewell

John Murdoch

William Hurt

Inspector Frank Bumstead

Kiefer Sutherland

Dr. Daniel P. Schreber

Jennifer Connelly

Emma Murdoch

Bruce Spence

Mr. Wall

Colin Friels

Det. Eddie Walenski

John Bluthal

Karl Harris


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$27,000,000.00

Revenue

$27,200,000.00

Keywords

beach

experiment

paranoia

dystopia

sleep

manipulation

mad scientist

fugitive

serial killer

memory

cyberpunk

duel

parallel world

murder investigation

alien race

tech noir

false memory

implanted memory

humanity

neo-noir

accused of murder

retrofuturism

amnesiac

imaginary world

urban gothic

new species of human

sleeping spell

human experiment

complex

quest for identity

eternal night

lovecraftian

memory transfer

soul seekers

world of darkness

suspenseful

prostitute killer

alternate reality

reality-bending

dying race

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