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1981 · Movie · 1h 43m · R

The highest scoring of the three Scanners films, ahead of Scanners II: The New Order (53). Streaming on Max.

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Synopsis

A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb6.7/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes69%21%
Metacritic60/10021%
TMDB6.7/101,449 votes16%
Balasaur Score66100%

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