When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves to New York City and discovers skies almost completely devoid of stars, a simple question – what do we lose, when we lose the night? – spawns a journey to America's brightest and darkest corners. Astronomers, cancer researchers, ecologists and philosophers provide glimpses of what is lost in the glare of city lights. Blending a humorous, searching tone with poetic footage of the night sky, what unravels is an introduction to the science of the dark, and an exploration of the human relationship to the stars.
The City Dark has generally received very positive reviews.
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The City Dark was released in 2012 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 10 reviews, giving The City Dark (2012) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 93%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 57%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The City Dark a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 75%, The City Dark is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2012, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2012 with similar scores include films like End of Watch, The Sessions and Jab Tak Hai Jaan.
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