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The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

1983 · Movie · 1h 43m · R

Streaming on Paramount+.

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Synopsis

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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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.1/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes89%21%
Metacritic69/10021%
TMDB7.0/101,945 votes16%
Balasaur Score74100%

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