The Dead Zone (1983) movie poster

The Dead Zone (1983)

"In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it."
ThumbScore
👍 85%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 79%
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Runtime
1h 43m
Country
United States of America, Canada
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.0/10 (1,791 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
69

Cast

Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith · 73% avg
Brooke Adams as Sarah Bracknell · 73% avg
Tom Skerritt as Sheriff Bannerman · 70% avg
Herbert Lom as Dr. Sam Weizak · 77% avg
Anthony Zerbe as Roger Stuart · 77% avg
Colleen Dewhurst as Henrietta Dodd · 79% avg
Martin Sheen as Greg Stillson · 75% avg
Nicholas Campbell as Frank Dodd · 70% avg

Is The Dead Zone good?

Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 79%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#281 / 2223 · Thriller
Rank in its year
#11 / 35 · 1983
Rank among its director's films
#3 / 18 · David Cronenberg

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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