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Scanners starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and a scheduled release date of January 14th, 1981.
It received a user score of 67/100 on TMDb, which collated reviews from 1,286 experienced users.
Thinking about what happens in this film? Here's the plot: "After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them."
'Scanners' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, Prime Video, HBO Max, Criterion Channel, and Apple TV .
'Scanners' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on January 14th, 1981
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
August 28th, 2001
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A science-fiction action horror film series created by David Cronenberg about people with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers.


























