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Scanners

10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.

A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.

19811h 43mRScience Fiction, Horror

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About Scanners

Directors
David Cronenberg
Cast
Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Robert A. Silverman
Genres
Science Fiction, Horror
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
Canada
Status
Released

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