With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Woody Allen's Shadows and Fog (1991) is a stylized comedy-mystery steeped in crime-film atmosphere. As a serial strangler stalks the streets, a timid bookkeeper drifts through a fog-shrouded town in search of the vigilante group hunting the killer. The tone mixes wry humor with existential unease, evoking the look and mood of early European cinema. Themes of paranoia, chance, and the individual lost within a crowd give the comedy a darker undertow. With a MagicMovieScore of 6.7, it appeals to viewers who enjoy literate, moody black-comedy and stories where dread and absurdity walk side by side.
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Release Date
December 5, 1991
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Director