Fresh
An accomplished psychological thriller.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Dead Zone
In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it.
1983 · 1h 43m · R
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
David Cronenberg
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.
Director and cast
- David Cronenberg Director
- Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith
- Brooke Adams as Sarah Bracknell
- Tom Skerritt as Sheriff George Bannerman
- Herbert Lom as Dr. Sam Weizak
- Anthony Zerbe as Roger Stuart
- Colleen Dewhurst as Henrietta Dodd
- Martin Sheen as Greg Stillson
- Nicholas Campbell as Frank Dodd
- Sean Sullivan as Herb Smith
- Jackie Burroughs Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Rotten
By no means a bad film, just a disappointingly bland and superficial one.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Cronenberg pulls it off, but you can't help feeling it's a movie in search of a TV series.
Tom Charity, Time Out
Fresh
The Dead Zone does what only a good supernatural thriller can do: It makes us forget it is supernatural.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Mr. Cronenberg's direction is vivid and effective; his pacing is a little unemphatic at times, but the film's individual scenes are very well staged.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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