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A Scanner Darkly (2006)

A Scanner Darkly
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Dameon Clarke, Heather Kafka, Jason Douglas

Set in a future world where America has lost the war on drugs, an undercover cop, Fred, is one of many agents hooked on the popular drug Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities. Fred, for instance, is also Bob, a notorious drug dealer. Along with his superior officers, Fre... (read more)

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Release Date: Jul 07, 2006
DVD Release Date: Dec 19, 2006

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8 days ago
I don't know why but I loved this movie. Philip K Dick is OUT there
9 days ago
brilliant film and story. just wonderful animation.
10 days ago
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11 days ago
Who is narcing on who?
12 days ago
Parts of this movie really crackled - especially the dialogue between Woody Harrelson and Robert Downey, Jr., though at the same time, a lot of the movie was a bit flat and very predictable. Overall, I liked it, didn't love it. Keanu Reeves should ... (read more)

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1219 days ago
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The first film to capture the author's transience and his art.
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1220 days ago
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
One of the most disturbing antidrug public service announcements ever produced.
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1227 days ago
Claudia Puig, USA Today
A Scanner Darkly is a visually riveting mind-bender inspired by drug-induced experiences.
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1227 days ago
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Richard Linklater's squiggly new film, A Scanner Darkly, is an ambitious attempt to find the right visual style to render the experience of drug addiction and the paranoid vision of novelist Philip K. Dick, into a distinctive visual form.
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1227 days ago
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
This is a movie about losing one's grip and like any addict's story, it's boring, ugly, sad, and terribly human. And surprisingly funny.
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