# Dreamcatcher (2003)

> Four telepathically gifted childhood friends face an alien contagion while trapped by a blizzard in the Maine wilderness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3438

## Facts

- Runtime: 134 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Lawrence Kasdan
- Cast: Thomas Jane, Damian Lewis, Morgan Freeman, Jason Lee, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Sizemore, Donnie Wahlberg, Michael O'Neill
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285531/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: mysterious, foreboding, visceral, late night horror viewing, winter movie night

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