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The Lathe of Heaven

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1980 · 105 min Science Fiction Fantasy Drama Thriller TV Movie
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.

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Year 1980
Country United States of America
Genre Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Director Fred Barzyk
Runtime 105 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.7/10 (42 votes)

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This adaptation constructs a paradoxical philosophical parable at the intersection of sci-fi and psychological thriller. Director David Lowell Rich relies on minimalist television aesthetics to explore the fragility of existence and the ethics of altering reality.

What lingers after viewing is a hypnotic journey through a maze of alternate worlds, where each narrative turn questions the very nature of progress and utopia. A quietly unsettling meditation on unintended consequences. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Fred Barzyk

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Alone, late at night, when the world outside feels particularly malleable.

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