Dark City is rated R for violence and gore, nudity, and some light profanity. Dark City could have easily been rated PG-13, though the subject itself may have warranted an R rating. With sets that resemble Blade Runner and other various science fiction films, many people are likely to think that Dark City merely copied those other films. However, the story presented is true to life, and the result is an original film that has something to say. Of course, as my philosophy goes towards science fiction films, Dark City won't find a big audience, and that's a real shame.
Dark City deserves to be watched again and again.
The visuals are rich and dark, the style is gloomy but not overwhelming, and the action is top-notch. This is already one of the year's best movies, one of the best films I have ever seen, and it deserves to be held as an early Oscar contender.