# Dark Angel (1990)

> A renegade Houston vice cop and an FBI agent confront an extraterrestrial predator harvesting a rare drug from human brains.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11738

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Director: Craig R. Baxley
- Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley, Matthias Hues, Jay Bilas, Jim Haynie, David Ackroyd, Suzanne Savoy
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099817/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: darkly comic, pulpy, violent, late night action marathon, cult movie night

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