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Scanners
Science FictionHorror3.4
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.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.
January 14, 1981 · Directed by David Cronenberg
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Runtime1h 43m
→Feels like1h 35m
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Stephen Lack
Cameron Vale
Jennifer O'Neill
Kim Obrist
Michael Ironside
Darryl Revok
Patrick McGoohan
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Lawrence Dane
Braedon Keller
Robert A. Silverman
Benjamin Pierce
Lee Broker
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Arno Crostic
Murray Cruchley
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