Movies Like Scanners (1981)

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Scanners Movie Information:

Directors:

David Cronenberg

Stars:

Jennifer O''Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Michael Ironside … (full cast)

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1. The Fly (1986)

   Synopsis/Plot: Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against…
   
   Tagline: Something went wrong in the lab today. Very wrong.
   Genres: Horror, Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance
   
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2. eXistenZ (1999)

   Synopsis/Plot: Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group.
   
   As they begin, she is attacked by a fanatic assassin employing a bizarre organic…
   
   Tagline: Play it. Live it. Kill for it.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Action
   
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3. Videodrome (1983)

   Synopsis/Plot: Max Renn is the President of Channel 83 Civic-TV, a small television station on the UHF dial.
   
   He defends his programming of largely X-rated shows - which depict graphic s** and extreme violence - as…
   
   Tagline: From David Cronenberg, Creator of 'Scanners'.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
   
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4. The Dead Zone (1983)

   Synopsis/Plot: Johnny Smith wakes from a coma due to a car accident, only to find he has lost five years of his life, and yet gained psychic powers.
   
   Foreseeing the future appears to be a 'gift'…
   
   Tagline: He can see the future. But can he escape it?
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
   
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5. Re-Animator (1985)

   Synopsis/Plot: Obsessed with the idea of overcoming the obstacle of death and determined to vindicate himself by backing up his theory, the ambitious medical student, Herbert West, arrives in New England, after the horrific incident at…
   
   Tagline: H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale of horror
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy
   
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6. Naked Lunch (1991)

   Synopsis/Plot: Not an adaptation of beat writer William S.
   
   Burrough's novel but a mix of biography and an interpretation of his drug- induced writing processes combined with elements of his work in this paranoid fantasy about…
   
   Tagline: David Cronenberg and William S. Burroughs invite you to lunch.
   Genres: Drama, Mystery
   
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7. Dead Ringers (1988)

   Synopsis/Plot: The Mantle brothers are both doctors - both gynecologists - and identical twins.
   
   Mentally however, one of them is more confident than the other, and always manages to seduce the women he meets.
   
   When he's…
   
   Tagline: Two bodies. Two minds. One soul
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama
   
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8. Spider (2002)

   Synopsis/Plot: Dennis Clegg is in his thirties and lives in a halfway house for the mentally ill in London.
   
   Dennis, nicknamed "Spider" by his mother has been institutionalized with acute schizophrenia for some 20 years.
   
   He…
   
   Tagline: The only thing worse than losing your mind... is finding it again.
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
   
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9. The Brood (1979)

   Synopsis/Plot: A man's wife is under the care of an eccentric and unconventional psychologist who uses innovative and theatrical techniques to breach the psychological blocks in his patients.
   
   When their daughter comes back from a visit…
   
   Tagline: A unique experience in inner terror.
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
   
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10. Shivers (1975)

    Synopsis/Plot: A scientist living in an apartment complex kills a girl and uses acid to destroy her internal organs, and then kills himself.
    
    While investigating, a doctor discovers that the scientist was doing experiments on the…
    
    Tagline: T-E-R-R-O-R beyond the power of priest or science to exorcise!
    Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
    
    

11. Rabid (1977)

    Synopsis/Plot: In Camelford, while swinging his van across a narrow road to make a u-turn, a driver stalls the vehicle that does not restart.
    
    Hart Read is driving his motorcycle with his girlfriend Rose and he…
    
    Tagline: A beautiful girl spreads an epidemic of horror.
    Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
    
    

Movies like Scanners include The Fly (1986), eXistenZ (1999), Videodrome (1983), The Dead Zone (1983), Re-Animator (1985), Naked Lunch (1991), Dead Ringers (1988), Spider (2002), The Brood (1979), Shivers (1975), and Rabid (1977).

These movies are similar to Scanners because they include movie themes such as Cult Classic, Hunter, Medical, Sci-Fi, Body Horror.