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Darkman (1990)
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake
6.4
80%Runtime95 min
Rating18
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Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Darkman (1990), directed by Sam Raimi, is a critically acclaimed action-thriller that blends elements of science fiction. With an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has been praised for its stylized visuals and Liam Neeson's compelling performance as the disfigured protagonist seeking revenge. The film's IMDb rating of 6.4/10 indicates a positive reception from general audiences.
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Fans of director Sam Raimi's distinctive visual style and genre-blending action will find much to enjoy in this 1990 sci-fi thriller starring Liam Neeson as a scientist transformed into a vengeful anti-hero after a brutal attack leaves him disfigured and with heightened abilities.
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Darkman is a 1990 American superhero horror film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. The film stars Liam Neeson as scientist Peyton Westlake, who is brutally attacked, disfigured, and left for dead by ruthless mobster Robert Durant, after his girlfriend, attorney Julie Hastings, runs afoul of corrupt developer Louis Strack Jr.. An experimental treatment gives Westlake super-human strength and resilience, with the unintended side-effect of rendering him mentally unstable and borderline psychotic. Consumed with vengeance, Westlake continues his research with the new goal of hunting down those who disfigured him.
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