# Scanners (1981)

> A volatile psychic recruit is drawn into a clandestine war against the scanner seeking to dominate minds and remake society.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4716

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
- Director: David Cronenberg
- Cast: Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Robert A. Silverman, Lee Broker, Mavor Moore
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081455/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: paranoid, visceral, foreboding, late night horror viewing, cult cinema marathon

## Movies like Scanners

- [Dreamscape (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/14201)
- [From Beyond (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/8583)
- [Shivers (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/16514)
- [Scanners III: The Takeover (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/20829)
- [Possessor (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/294134)
- [Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/6756)
- [Videodrome (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/682)
- [Brainstorm (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/8966)
- [Altered States (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/6510)
- [Scanners II: The New Order (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/14366)

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