Dark City
They built the city to see what makes us tick. Last night, one of us went off.
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.
- Director
- Alex Proyas
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $27M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
24 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Dark City actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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The record
Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay
1 win
- WinnerBram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay
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1 win
- WinnerQ3411704
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Dark City returned 1.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $27M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $27M
- Release date
- Feb 27, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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