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Darkman II: The Return of Durant

1995 · 93 min

A pulpy, fast-paced revenge thriller with a scarred antihero, comic-book violence, and a grim but campy tone.

Directed by
Bradford May
Genres
Action, Horror, Science fiction
Tagline
Vengeance strikes hardest in the dark.
Overview
Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in and try to stop Durant once and for all.

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Directed by
Bradford May
Genres
Action, Horror, Science fiction
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • identity
  • crime
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror5
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

In this series

Darkman Collection

  1. DarkmanMovie · 1990
  2. Darkman II: The Return of DurantMovie · 1995 This title
  3. Darkman III: Die Darkman DieMovie · 1996

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Genres
action, horror, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Bradford May
Written by
Steven McKay
Starring
Larry Drake, Arnold Vosloo, Kim Delaney, Renée O'Connor, Lawrence Dane, Jesse Collins, David Ferry, Rod Wilson
Music
Randy Miller
Cinematography
Bradford May
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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