• R, 1 hr. 37 min.
  • Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Adam Rifkin
    In Theaters:
    Jul 26, 1991 Wide
    On DVD:
    Aug 21, 2007

Opening

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—— Populaire May 17
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Coming Soon

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The Dark Backward (The Man with Three Arms) Reviews

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Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

just too off-putting

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Original Score: 2.5/5

August 22, 2007
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Odd and twisted, The Dark Backward has plenty to thrill admirers of ugliness and enough food for thought to interest the rest of us too.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Original Score: 74/100

August 20, 2007
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

A seriously weird, seriously cool surreal black comedy.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Original Score: 4/5

April 9, 2007
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

Strange and hilarious

| Original Score: 4/5

April 23, 2004
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

One word: crap.

| Original Score: 0/5

September 1, 2003
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Really strange. Really bad

| Original Score: 0/5

August 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Tries way too hard to be a cult classic, which probably explains why it's not one.

| Original Score: 1.5/5

July 26, 2002
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

| Original Score: 2/5

August 29, 2005
Spence D.
IGN Movies

| Original Score: 3/5

February 13, 2004
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

| Original Score: 2/5

December 30, 2002
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Original Score: 3/5

January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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August 30, 2004
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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May 12, 2001
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