Film

The Shadow 1994

Directed by Russell Mulcahy

  • Fantasy, Action, Crime, Adventure
  • 108 min
  • PG-13

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy 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 rescue with explosive results.

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Character

Resolved, unpretentious, nostalgic and cool.

  • resolvedopen-ended
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • cooloverwhelming
  • classical in formformally daring

Who loves it, who doesn't

The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 1The Sincere: disliked by 21 / 2The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 1The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 11 / 1The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 11The FormalistThe Formalist: disliked by 10 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: disliked by 10 / 1The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Sinceres.

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