Movie

Dark City

1950 · 98 min

A shadowy, tense noir that keeps you coiled with dread and moral unease, leavened by flickers of doomed romance.

Tagline: A tense, tough drama of underworld violence and revenge !
Overview: War hero Danny Haley fleeces out-of-town dupes in a rigged poker game. He and his pals see Arthur Winant as an easy mark, but they've reckoned without Winant's homicidal brother, who wants revenge after Arthur commits suicide.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, revenge, crime, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
revenge
crime
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild