Dark City

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.

Cast

Rufus Sewell

as John Murdoch

William Hurt

as Inspector Frank Bumstead

Kiefer Sutherland

as Dr. Daniel P. Schreber

Jennifer Connelly

as Emma Murdoch

Richard O'Brien

as Mr. Hand

Ian Richardson

as Mr. Book

Bruce Spence

as Mr. Wall

Colin Friels

as Det. Eddie Walenski

John Bluthal

as Karl Harris

Mitchell Butel

as Officer Husselbeck

Reviews

John Chard

This review is of the Director's Cut. Welcome To Shell Beach. Dark City is directed by Alex Proyas who also co-writes the screenplay with Leon Dobbs and David S. Goyer. It stars Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, Richard O'Brien and Ian Richardson. Music is by T...

Wuchak

**_Atmospheric, dark mixture of film noir, comic book horror and sci-fi_** A man (Rufus Sewell) wakes up one night to great mysteries: There's a dead prostitute nearby that he gets blamed for murdering, but he can't remember much of anything. Several people seek him in the ensuing night hours of...

dfle3

Intriguing sci-fi This is one of my favourite movies of a spate of movies dealing with philosophical themes. This group would include The Matrix (reviewed here by me), The Thirteenth Floor and Gattaca. I saw this movie many years ago and it has stuck with me all this time. Don't be put off by ...

JPV852

This is one I probably haven't seen since the Director's Cut Blu-ray release in 2008 and while I liked it then, I now absolutely love it today. The cast and plot were wonderful to go along with the impressive visual effects, admittedly shrouded in darkness. I always like seeing Rufus Sewell playing ...

Dr_Nostromo

99/100 The inhabitants of a dark city are being used in an experiment by an alien race that rebuilds both the city and everyone's memories every night in an attempt to determine what makes us humans tick. Although very different films, you can't help notice the similarities with the manipulated e...

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