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Akira

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Genre:
Sci-Fi
Release:
2011
Director:
Ruairi Robinson
Synopsis: Katsuhiro Otomo's famed Japanese manga Akira takes the leap into live-action territory with this production from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. Leonardo DiCaprio produces the film, with Ruairi Robinson (Fifty Percent Grey) directing from a Gary Whitta script. Adapted into a successful anime in 1987, the story revolves around a neo-nuclear motorcycle gang that gets caught up in a genetic experiment run amuck, bringing on heat from the police state that controls their expansive city, New Manhattan. ... Full Synopsis
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Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times
Violent as it is on the surface, Akira is tranquil at its core. The story's sanest characters plead for the wise use of mankind's frightening new powers, lending the whole film the feeling of a cautionary tale. Full Review
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76
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out of 100
Based on 4 critic reviews
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