Dark City vs Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.3/10 for Dark City). Dark City is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 9m. Twelve Monkeys is the older of the two (1995 against 1998). Both are mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Dark City | Twelve Monkeys | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Mystery, Science Fiction | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alex Proyas | Terry Gilliam |
| Main cast | Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Melissa George, Nicholas Bell, William Hurt | Jon Seda, Matt Ross, David Morse, Christopher Meloni, Brad Pitt |
Synopsis
Dark City
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.
Twelve Monkeys
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to…
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