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Desperation

Desperation (2006)

R 2h 11m 5.3/10 IMDb
DramaFantasyHorrorThrillerMystery

When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.

Director: Mick Garris

Cast: Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish, Charles Durning, Matt Frewer

Content Warnings

Phobias & Sensory

Jump scares

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence
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