A Scanner Darkly
2006 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.8 · 71% critics
In a not-too-distant future, an undercover cop tracks a dangerous new drug, only to find himself drawn into its grip. As his involvement deepens, his sense of identity and reality begins to slip away, blurring the line between assignment and addiction.
Based on A Scanner Darkly
Also known as Scanner Darkly, A
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-07-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,951 votes)
About
You’ll like it if you enjoy dark, paranoid sci-fi with a hypnotic animated look and a creeping sense of unreality; Not for you if you want a straightforward thriller, or if the experimental rotoscoped vibe of Waking Life or the dystopian paranoia of 12 Monkeys sounds exhausting.
Pros: hypnotic animated look; tense drug-dread; strong performances | Cons: slow, meandering pace; hard to follow; divisive style fatigue
Themes
- future
- california
- dreams
- schizophrenia
- based on novel or book
- undercover
- detective
- dystopia
- cocaine
- exam
- assignment
- cyberpunk
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Keanu Reeves
as Bob Arctor
Robert Downey Jr.
as James Barris
Woody Harrelson
as Ernie Luckman
Winona Ryder
as Donna Hawthorne
Rory Cochrane
as Charles Freck
Mitch Baker
as Brown Bear Lodge Host
- SA
Sean Allen
as Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice (voice)
- CH
Cliff Haby
as Voice from Headquarters (voice)
Steven Chester Prince
as Cop
- NV
Natasha Valdez
as Waitress
Directed by Richard Linklater