A Scanner Darkly

2006 Richard Linklater 1h 40m ★ 6.8
Animation Science Fiction Thriller
A Scanner Darkly

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

Cast

Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves Bob Arctor
Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. James Barris
Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson Ernie Luckman
Winona Ryder Winona Ryder Donna Hawthorne
Rory Cochrane Rory Cochrane Charles Freck
Mitch Baker Mitch Baker Brown Bear Lodge Host
Sean Allen Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice (voice)
Cliff Haby Voice from Headquarters (voice)

Vibes

Energized Curious Mind Bending Visually Stunning Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with A Scanner Darkly

Waking Life
Waking Life 2001
Linklater's rotoscope reality. Two films where the animation style itself becomes a statement about how unstable the real world is. Videodrome
Videodrome 1983
Technology rewiring perception. Two films about people whose tools turn on them and dissolve their sense of self.