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Movie poster: The Dead Zone (1983)
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The Dead Zone

1983 · 103 min Thriller Horror Science Fiction
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1983
Country United States of America, Canada
Genre Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
Director David Cronenberg
Runtime 103 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.0/10 (1798 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: David Cronenberg

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Johnny Smith

Brooke Adams

Brooke Adams

Sarah Bracknell

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Sheriff Bannerman

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Dr. Sam Weizak

Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe

Roger Stuart

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

Henrietta Dodd

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Greg Stillson

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Frank Dodd

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Sean Sullivan

Herb Smith

Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs

Vera Smith

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