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Dark City (1998) | Ranked Top 11% · CriticCrunch

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Dark City

Movie1998·101 min

Dark City

Directed by Alex Proyas

Mystery Science Fiction

A mystery science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 11%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

3K ratings

About 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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Unsettling
Story Tags: fate destiny, mid century, urban, isolated dwelling, romantic partners, everyman, reluctant hero, escape chase, mystery disappearance, parallel world isekai, serial killer, cyberpunk tech, dystopia, aliens, gothic horror

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Details

Director: Alex Proyas
Language: English

Cast

Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland

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How Dark City Ranks

All movies

Top 11%

1990s movies

Top 11%

Mystery movies

Top 8%

1990s Mystery movies

Top 8%

★Alex Proyas films#3 of 5

Top 11% All movies.

the vibe

Dark City Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalhaunting

stylized

unsettling

What it's about

escape chasemystery disappearanceparallel worldfate destinyeverymanreluctant heroromantic partnersserial killercyberpunk techdystopiaaliensgothic horrorurbanisolated dwellingmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

stylizedstyled