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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, Metacritic 69/100. Scores higher than 91% of the 529 1980s thriller movies in this catalog. Streaming on Paramount+.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic69/100
1,898 audience votes
Key crew
- David CronenbergDirector
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- Jeffrey BoamScreenplay
Cast
- Christopher WalkenJohnny Smith
- Brooke AdamsSarah Bracknell
- Tom SkerrittSheriff Bannerman
- Herbert LomDr. Sam Weizak
- Anthony ZerbeRoger Stuart
- Colleen DewhurstHenrietta Dodd
- Martin SheenGreg Stillson
- Nicholas CampbellFrank Dodd
- Sean SullivanHerb Smith
- Jackie BurroughsVera Smith
- Géza KovácsSonny Elliman
- Roberta WeissAlma Frechette
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Themes
sheriffcomabased on novel or booksacrificeflashbackpremonitionvisiondoctorcar accidentseries of murderspsychicdark hero
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