Dark City 4K 1998 Director's Cut Ultra HD 2160p

A killer who cannot remember his name or his past is pursued by police inspector Frank Basted. His wife Emma is looking for him, strangers are hunting him, and he is trying to make sense of what is happening based on fragments of his memories.

User Review

The plot of Dark City refers to a dozen or so “amnesia” thrillers: a completely naked hero who remembers nothing, including his own name, comes to his senses in a cheap hotel room in the company of the cooling, mutilated corpse of a young girl. A voice on a suddenly ringing phone promises all the answers, but he must run, run fast, because the police are already on his tail, suspecting him of multiple murders. But it is not the police that Sewell's hero should fear; he is being hunted by creatures far more dangerous...

If Alex Proyas weren't such a talented director, he could have ended up with a standard chase movie in the spirit of the Bourne trilogy, but the creator of the famous “The Crow” , it's not enough to just give the hero amnesia; he sends repulsive-looking aliens after him, gives him telepathic abilities, and makes him wonder if he's a maniac. And what is going on in this eerie, constantly transforming city, where trains go nowhere, night follows night, and the sun's rays never caress the inhabitants with warmth and light? What is the Dark City hiding? And where to look for answers? Who can be trusted?

Rufus Sewell will rush around the city, shrouded in eternal darkness, in search of answers to these and other questions that arise along the way, while the viewer, holding their breath (no joke) and gripping the armrests of their chair, will empathize and gasp in amazement, delighted by the director and screenwriters' ever-new discoveries.

It would be a crime to reveal all the secrets of “Dark City,” which combines the mesmerizing atmosphere of film noir, mind-boggling fantasy, and even the polish of a first-class detective story, all woven together and filled with such a high degree of paranoia that even Hitchcock would choke with envy. Better to treat yourself to a true cinematic pleasure—watch the film.

I will not discuss who “borrowed” what from Proyas's creation (although this fact cannot be denied), but I will say that even nine years after its creation, the film remains a benchmark, created at the intersection of genres, and it would be unreasonable to compare it to anything else. And even though the film is not without its flaws, because the budget was insufficient in some areas, Dark City is still a very special film. As one of my friends put it, “They made this once, and they'll never make it again,” and you can't argue with that. The powerful, memorable performances by Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt, and Jennifer Connelly (connoisseurs of beauty should not miss the scene in the club) make the film even more appealing.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (81.9 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Info Audio

#English: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
#English: Dolby Digital 5.1
#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by director Alex Proyas (2025))
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by director Alex Proyas (2008))
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by writers Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by film critic Roger Ebert)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs, co-hosts of the Film Versus Film podcast)

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