# Dark City (1998)

> An amnesiac fugitive navigates a perpetually nightbound city where alien experimenters can rewrite minds, bodies, and reality itself.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1790

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction
- Director: Alex Proyas
- Cast: Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson, Bruce Spence, Colin Friels
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, eerie, late night viewing, dark rainy evening

## Synopsis

A man awakens in a nightmarish city, hunted by forces beyond his comprehension.

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