Is The Dead Zone scary?

Not particularly — The Dead Zone's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a supernatural film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

What are some films like The Dead Zone?

The Dead Zone is tagged as supernatural on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Dead Zone

1983 · R · 1h 43m

In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it.

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

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Curator Score

7.0

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Anchored by atmosphere, light on gore.

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7.0Overall

Fear3.0

Gore1.0

Atmosphere7.0

Genres

dramahorrorthriller

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Details

Budget$10M

Box office$20.8M

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Starring

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

Production

Lorimar Motion Pictures, The De Laurentiis Company

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