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Dune

1984 · Movie · PG-13 · 136 min · ★ 6.2 · 39% critics

ActionScience FictionAdventure

In the distant future, a life-extending, consciousness-expanding resource called spice exists only on a single desert planet. Prophecies among its people promise a leader may bring them freedom, setting powerful factions into a struggle over the future.

Based on Dune

Also known as Dune: The Alternative Edition Redux · Dune: The Spicediver Cut · Dune: Extended TV Version

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Details
Years
1984
Release date
1984-12-14
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
136 min
Critic score
39/100
TMDB rating
6.2/10 (3,427 votes)
Box office
$30,925,690
About

You’ll likely enjoy this eerie sci-fi fantasy if you want a big, mythic universe built on spice and prophecy; Not for you if you dislike slow pacing and heavy exposition or want a straightforward action story like Star Trek: Nemesis or Total Recall.

Pros: Epic sci-fi atmosphere; Mesmerising visuals; Big-name cast | Cons: Slow pacing; Confusing exposition; Dated effects

Themes

  • witch
  • empire
  • galaxy
  • rebellion
  • future
  • space marine
  • army
  • monster
  • based on novel or book
  • prophecy
  • atomic bomb
  • mutation
  • +30 more

Awards & recognition

  • Saturn AwardBest Costume · 1984
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 1985 · nominated
  • Hugo AwardBest Dramatic Presentation · 1985 · nominated
  • Saturn AwardBest Costume · 1984 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by David Lynch