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In Orange County, Calif., a drug-addicted cop (Keanu Reeves) who works under cover receives orders to spy... (Learn more)

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Mitch Baker, Robert Downey Jr (View All)

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Keanu Reeves stars as Bob Arctor in A Scanner Darkly. (Photo: Warner Brothers)
About A Scanner Darkly

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Mitch Baker, Robert Downey Jr

The war on drugs has been lost, and when a reluctant undercover cop is ordered to spy on those he is closest to, the toll that the mission takes on his sanity is too great to comprehend in director Richard Linklater's rotoscoped take on Philip K. Dick's classic novel. With stratospheric concern over national security prompting paranoid government officials to begin spying on citizens, trust is a luxury and everyone is a suspected criminal until proven otherwise. Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) is a narcotics officer who is issued an order to spy on his friends and report back to headquarters. In addition to being a cop, though, Arctor is also an addict. His drug of choice is a ubiquitous street drug called Substance D, a drug known well for producing split personalities in its users. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Quick Facts

US Release Date

7/7/06

MPAA Rating

Rated R for drug and sexual content, language and a brief violent image

Running Time

100 mins.

Locations

  • Austin, Texas, USA

Language

  • English

Box Office Total

$5,480,996

Awards

  • Winner of the Austin Film Award award at the 2006 Austin Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Animated Feature (Runner-up) award at the 2006 New York Film Critics Society [Festiva Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Animated Feature award at the 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
  • Winner of the Best Animated Feature award at the 2006 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.

Distributor

  • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
  • Warner Independent Pictures

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