Dark City

Theatrical - Wide 1998-02-27

Cast Rufus Sewell William Hurt Kiefer Sutherland Jennifer Connelly Richard O'Brien
Directed by Alex Proyas
Written by Alex Proyas Lem Dobbs

Box Office Gross: $27,200,000

Running Time: 101 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: New Line Cinema, Mystery Clock Cinema

Genres: Mystery

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9/10

Synopsis

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.

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Review Date: Director: Alex Proyas Writer: Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs, David S. Goyer Producers: Alex Proyas, Andrew Mason Actors: Rufus Sewell William Hurt Jennifer Connelly Plot: Some eerie “people” named The Strangers living under a “dark city” attempt to identify...

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