A Scanner Darkly
Seen it?2006 | 100 min | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (68% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved Blade Runner or Twelve Monkeys, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 Cannes award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide on a $9 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 261K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Linklater
- Keanu ReevesBob Arctor
- Robert Downey Jr.James Barris
- Woody HarrelsonErnie Luckman
- Winona RyderDonna Hawthorne
- Rory CochraneCharles Freck
- Mitch BakerBrown Bear Lodge Host
- Sean AllenAdditional Fred Scramble Suit Voice (voice)
- Cliff HabyVoice from Headquarters (voice)
- Steven Chester PrinceCop
- Natasha ValdezWaitress