Brainstorm (1983)

★ 6.2 1h 46m 275 votes IMDb
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Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.

Brainstorm

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Cast

Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken as Michael Brace Age 83 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The D...
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood as Karen Brace Died 1981 · San Francisco, California, USA Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started actin...
Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher as Lillian Reynolds Died 2022 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA Louise Fletcher (July 21, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress. She was best known for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), which earned her an Acade...
Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson as Alex Terson Died 2011 · Los Angeles, California, USA Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned half a century. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in...
Jordan Christopher
Jordan Christopher as Gordy Forbes Died 1996
Donald Hotton
Donald Hotton as Landan Marks Died 1999 · Suffolk County, New York, USA Donald Hotton (March 29, 1933 – April 14, 1999) played the role of Tully Maltin in the Quantum Leap episode "The Boogieman" in Season 3.
Director Douglas Trumbull
Cast Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher, Cliff Robertson, Jordan Christopher, Donald Hotton, Alan Fudge, Joe Dorsey, Bill Morey, Jason Lively

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misubisu 10/10 Aug 26, 2025
This movie is an unassuming masterpiece and is so far ahead of its time.
If you have seen Strange Days, the premise is basically the same... but this one came out first and is, in many respects, a better movie.
I love both Strange Days and Brainstorm.
Both are classics! The type of movies that never grow old or go out of date.

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