Scanners
Turkish title: Tarayıcılar
“10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode.”
1981 · 1 h 43 min
Directed by 
David Cronenberg
David CronenbergCast
Stephen Lack 
Jennifer O'Neill 
Patrick McGoohan Michael Ironside
Credits
Written by: David Cronenberg
Plot
Telepaths fight a secret war.
Sinekatalog’s take
David Cronenberg's telepathy thriller is famous for its exploding-head scene. Cold and conspiratorial, it is more clunky than his best, but the idea and imagery have lasting cult power.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (68,654 votes)
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