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A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
Theatrical
Feb 27, 1998
Box Office
$27.2M
Budget
$27.0M
Return
1.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 29, 1998
Theaters
2
Director
Alex Proyas
Writers
Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs, David S. Goyer
Producers
Andrew Mason, Barbara Gibbs, Brian Witten
Music
Trevor Jones
Studio
New Line Cinema, Mystery Clock Cinema
Themes
beach
amnesia
experiment
sleep
paranoia
manipulation
dystopia
mad scientist
serial killer
fugitive
memory
cyberpunk
duel
parallel world
murder investigation
alien race
alternative reality
tech noir
false memory
implanted memory
humanity
neo-noir
accused of murder
retrofuturism
amnesiac
imaginary world
urban gothic
new species of human
sleeping spell
human experiment
complex
quest for identity
eternal night
lovecraftian
memory transfer
soul seekers
world of darkness
suspenseful
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Quotes
See all →Genuine Love Cannot Be Faked
Emma Murdoch
I love you, John. You can't fake something like that.
Connections in a Shared Past
Emma Murdoch
What brings you here?
Mr. Hand
I met my wife at this place.
Emma Murdoch
It's where I first met my husband.
Mr. Hand
Small world.
Reflections on Memory and Haunting Places
Mr. Hand
We're very lucky, when you think about it.
Emma Murdoch
I'm sorry?
Mr. Hand
To be able to revisit those places which have meant so very much to us.
Emma Murdoch
I thought it was more that we were haunted by them.
Mr. Hand
Perhaps. But imagine a life alien to yours, in which your memories were not your own but those shared by every other of your kind. Imagine the torment of such an existence: no experiences to call your own. If it was all you knew, maybe it would be a comfort.
Planning the Capture of John Murdoch
Mr. Book
Is it done?
Mr. Hand
Oh, yes, Mr. Book. I have John Murdoch in mind.
Cast
Full credits →R
Rufus Sewell
John Murdoch
W
William Hurt
Inspector Frank Bumstead
K
Kiefer Sutherland
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
J
Jennifer Connelly
Emma Murdoch
R
Richard O'Brien
Mr. Hand
I
Ian Richardson
Mr. Book
B
Bruce Spence
Mr. Wall
C
Colin Friels
Det. Eddie Walenski
J
John Bluthal
Karl Harris
M
Mitchell Butel
Officer Husselbeck
M
Melissa George
May
F
Frank Gallacher
Chief Inspector Stromboli
R
Ritchie Singer
Hotel Manager / Vendor
J
Justin Monjo
Taxi Driver
N
Nicholas Bell
Mr. Rain
F
Frederick Miragliotta
Mr. Quick
J
Jeanette Cronin
Stranger
D
David Wenham
Schreber's Assistant
P
Peter Sommerfeld
Stranger
T
Timothy Jones
Stranger
