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Set in 1930s New York, a reformed criminal becomes a superhero. With the aid of a beautiful female friend, a playboy millionaire with a dark past sets out to bring the evil Shiwan Khan to justice. His quarry, who is determined to attain world domination, is a deadly descendant of Genghis Khan and will not surrender without a fight.

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Bringing a classic pulp character to the big screen, The Shadow features impressive visual effects, but the story ultimately fails to strike a memorable chord.

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The Shadow | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Jack Yeovil Empire Magazine A pleasant, eye-pleasing movie. Rated: 3/5 Jul 16, 2010 Full Review The Shadow | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly The movie has all the coherence of a bad acid flashback. Rated: D Jul 6, 2010 Full Review The Shadow | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader It has enough of the innocent exoticism and splendor of silent thrillers to suggest a continuity with the past missing from most other movies; all that's required is a capacity to sit back and dream. Apr 25, 2007 Full Review The Shadow | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Gary Wolcott Tri-City Herald Like Batman, Dick Tracy and The Crow, The Shadow is more of a mood than an interesting yarn... But the film possesses a warmth and humor missing from the others. Rated: 3/5 Mar 1, 2024 Full Review The Shadow | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Steven Alan McGaw Texas Triangle/TXT What makes Baldwin's performance, and the film, so enjoyable is the refreshing absence of angst. Cranston Is no tortured hero... He's a good guy and he knows it, and he's not afraid to enjoy the high life when he's not fighting crime. May 8, 2023 Full Review The Shadow | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot The Shadow seeks to be another Batman. It is more likely to be another Doc Savage or Flash Gordon - both lackluster attempts to translate past pulp heroes into big-screen money. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 25, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gareth C For an older film, I think the story line, acting, music and overall entertainment is great. I have watched this many times and enjoy it thoroughly every time. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Lafe M Not a huge fan of Alec Baldwin per se, but this will always be a classic! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/24 Full Review Alex L Popcorn flick that has poorly aged Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review Alec B I think time allows one to appreciate how weird this movie is. Clearly a result of a major Hollywood studio seeing the financial success of Tim Burton's two Batman movies and assuming if they found a dark, Noir, Art Deco, and puply equivalent, they'd also be rolling in money. It's a bit of a mess but a beautiful one filled with memorably imagery and strange characters. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/24 Full Review Andrew L The most underrated superhero film of all time. This movie based on the famous pulp fiction and radio superhero (who came almost a full decade before Superman and was the inspiration behind Batman) is an absolute gem with an all-star cast featuring Alec Baldwin, Peter Boyle, Tim Curry, and Ian McKellen, only The Shadow knows why other people didn't like it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Shadowman4710 A much better film than it's reputation suggests. Alec Baldwin is pretty good as Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow and he's supported by an excellent cast. Yeah, the script could have been tighter but overall it's a highly entertaining "superhero" film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Russell Mulcahy Director Alec Baldwin Lamont Cranston John Lone Shiwan Khan Penelope Ann Miller Margo Lane Peter Boyle Moe Shrevnitz Ian McKellen Dr. Reinhardt Lane
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Synopsis Set in 1930s New York, a reformed criminal becomes a superhero. With the aid of a beautiful female friend, a playboy millionaire with a dark past sets out to bring the evil Shiwan Khan to justice. His quarry, who is determined to attain world domination, is a deadly descendant of Genghis Khan and will not surrender without a fight.

Director
Russell Mulcahy

Producer
Martin Bregman, Willi Bär, Michael Scott Bregman

Distributor
Universal

Production Co
Universal Pictures, Bregman/Baer Productions

Rating
PG-13

Genre
Action, Adventure

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 1994, Original

Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2015

Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.0M

Runtime
1h 42m

Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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