Scanners (1981)
R 1h 43m 6.7/10 IMDb
After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane
Content Warnings
Phobias & Sensory
Body horror Needles / medical procedures
Substance Use
Drug use (depicted)
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