The Shadow
Film1994108 min

The Shadow

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyscience fictionthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalsuperherocrimefastfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"The Shadow Knows!"

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, stylish sci-fi film: expansive and unsentimental. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 366 votes

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  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

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  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's minds", the Shadow comes blazing to the city's rescue with explosive results.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Russell Mulcahy

Cast

  • Alec Baldwin
  • John Lone
  • Penelope Ann Miller
  • Peter Boyle
  • Ian McKellen

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1994
Runtime
108 min
Status
Released
Studio
Bregman/Baer Productions
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