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Darkman

They destroyed everything he had, everything he was. Now, crime has a new enemy and justice has a new face.

6.4(1,605)19901h 35m6

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$14M
Box office
$48.9M
Language
English
Part of Darkman Collection · 3 films
  • mask
  • corruption
  • experiment
  • gangster
  • superhero
  • burn
  • revenge
  • los angeles, california
  • scientist
  • madness
  • outsider
  • disfigurement

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Sam Raimi

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR24 Aug 1990
    • PhysicalRVHS14 Feb 1991
    • PhysicalRDVD31 Mar 1998
    • PhysicalRHD DVD31 Jul 2007
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray15 Jun 2010
    • PhysicalR4K Ultra HD Blu-ray20 Feb 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1816 Nov 1990
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM10 Jan 1991
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical145 Oct 1990
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1524 Aug 1990
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1823 Nov 1990
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1214 Nov 1990
    • PhysicalDVD22 Feb 2000
    • Digital / OTTVOD5 Aug 2017
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray7 Nov 2017
    • Digital / OTTNetflix1 Apr 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1614 Oct 1990
    • Physical164 Oct 2013
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1517 Nov 1990
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical188 Aug 1991
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1823 Nov 1990
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalVM1416 Jan 1991

Frequently asked questions

Darkman was released on 24 August 1990.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    6/14/2014

    7/10

    Enter Darkman. Sam Raimi’s trial run for the Spider-Man franchise is a whole bunch of fun. Liam Neeson plays Dr. Peyton Westlake, a super scientist who after a major run-in with the villainous Robert G. Durant (Larry Drake), reinvents himself as Darkman, a super-anti-hero who sets about ridding L.A. of its mobsters. It’s a comic book film that isn’t based on a comic book, Raimi inventing his own tortured protag…

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    d54.pod

    8/30/2022

    10/10

    Full Review: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ODe6zr5oNHl6lkcjoOcPB?si=0aad71ce959743a3 I recently rewatched Darkman and there is just so much to like about this movie. In comparison to today's superhero overdose, Darkman just sticks to the basics and tells an incredible emotional and captivating story which is real. No over the top CGI, no storylines forced in by studio producers, not really any characters u…

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    GenerationofSwine

    1/12/2023

    10/10

    This is interesting... this is one of those B-Movie gems that is packed full of pro-talent before they really became pro-talent. And that is right down to the Cohens who did uncredited script polishing. This is worth the watch, even if you are one of those people that hates B-movies... wrongly hates. And, it's a comic book movie, it is over the top, it is campy, it packs serious action into a short little plot …

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    JPV852

    2/19/2024

    7/10

    Seen this one a few times over the years and while some scenes were really cheesy due to the visual effects of that era, it still is quite entertaining and solid performances from Neeson and McDormand even with some of the overly dramatic dialogue especially from Neeson. Fine way to spend 90-minutes still.

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    kevin2019

    3/14/2026

    8/10

    "Darkman" almost seems to be an innovative combination of a superhero movie and Gaston Leroux's classic 1909 novel "The Phantom of the Opera" as it aspires to be so much more than the sum of its parts. It does often achieve an emotional poignancy (especially when it comes to the relationship between Peyton Westlake and Julie Hastings), but it is all too clear their love can never continue no matter how much each one …

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