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Altered States

1980·1h 42m·R
HorrorThrillerSci-Fi
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
42,573 votes
Metascore
58
Metacritic

A psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.

Altered States is a 1980 horror thriller movie directed by Ken Russell, starring William Hurt, Bob Balaban, Blair Brown. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 42,573 votes and runs 1h 42m.

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Director
Ken Russell
Stars
William Hurt
Bob Balaban
Blair Brown
Charles Haid
Creators
Paddy Chayefsky
Details
1980-12-25
102 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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