The Dead Zone
1983 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 7.0 · 79% critics
A schoolteacher survives a car crash and wakes from a five-year coma, only to discover a strange ability to see past, present, and future events through physical contact. As visions begin to shape his choices, he becomes entangled in mysteries and escalating dangers that reach far beyond his hometown.
Based on The Dead Zone
Also known as Stephen King's The Dead Zone · La zone neutre
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-10-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (1,829 votes)
- Budget
- $10,000,000
About
If you like Stephen King adaptations with psychic tension and a psychological thriller edge, The Dead Zone should land well; Not for you if you only want gore-heavy horror or if slow, shifting storylines frustrate you, and it may not match the mood of The Brood or The Omen.
Pros: suspenseful paranormal thriller; strong lead performance; engaging King adaptation | Cons: pace feels uneven; finale feels rushed; some parts seem laughable
Themes
- sheriff
- coma
- based on novel or book
- sacrifice
- flashback
- premonition
- vision
- doctor
- car accident
- series of murders
- psychic
- dark hero
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Christopher Walken
as Johnny Smith
Brooke Adams
as Sarah Bracknell
Tom Skerritt
as Sheriff 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
- SS
Sean Sullivan
as Herb Smith
Jackie Burroughs
as Vera Smith
Directed by David Cronenberg