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Dark City

Name: Dark City
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1950-10-17
Cast: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore

1950 | 98 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Killing or Casino, start here.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1950: an older pace and style.

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 earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by William Dieterle

Charlton HestonDanny Haley
Lizabeth ScottFran Garland
Viveca LindforsVictoria Winant
Dean JaggerCaptain Garvey
Don DeForeArthur Winant
Jack WebbAugie
Ed BegleyBarney
Harry MorganSoldier
Walter SandeSwede
Mark KeuningBilly Winant