Dreamcatcher

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Dreamcatcher

R

2003

2h 11m

Horror

Sci-Fi

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"Dreamcatcher" tells of four young friends who perform a heroic act -- and are changed forever by the uncanny powers they gain in return. Years later the friends, now men, are on a hunting trip in the Maine woods when they are overtaken by a blizzard in which something much more ominous moves. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante, then overcome a threat to the bond between them.

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An incoherent and overly long creature feature.

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

12/10/2018

Perhaps due to the talent of everyone involved, Dreamcatcher moves with an oddly exhilarating awfulness that sets it apart from more run-of-the-mill horror films, which lack the imagination and budget to be so thoroughly misconceived.

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

12/10/2018

Dreamcatcher is unspeakably bad -- and shockingly so -- considering that it's an adaptation of a Stephen King novel, from the director of The Big Chill (Lawrence Kasdan) and the writer of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (William Goldman).

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Jack Mathews

New York Daily News

12/07/2018

Dreamcatcher is pretty much a special-effects movie, with uneven results.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

11/15/2019

F

If this is what Stephen King movies have disintegrated into, then it's time to pull the plug.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/07/2019

Obviously, the hole in Dreamcatcher was a little too small thus allowing a lot of the bad aspects of the film to stick in the web along with the good.

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

08/29/2019

Not only the excess of visual effects removes part of the film's quality, but also the plot inconsistencies occur non-stop. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Alfred L.

@rambo712 Apr 24

Very pace oriented mostly glad I watched it

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Tatiana H

@RT44399775 Apr 9

Dreamcatcher was good. I didn’t read the Dreamcatcher by Stephen King, nor did I watch the movie when it first came out in theaters. However, watching it for the first time over 10 years later, I can say the movie added extra suspense—mainly because, in horror films, people never seem to run when they should. I would recommend this for a watch.

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Ben B.

@Boldbravebigbenbrown Mar 9

An underrated horror/sci-fi/creature-feature in my irrelevant opinion. I think Dreamcatcher is the product of an interesting, quasi-unique story, with engaging, fun-to-root-for characters, dedicated and sharp production, and a tech-meets-practical effects approach to visuals that keep this in the neighborhood of an Alien/Independence Day/The Thing feature for me. While some parts seem to meander a little, and even a few missing their mark, overall it feels like a natural unfolding of the central twist that leaves me feeling satisfied. One of the most underrated King adaptations in my book and a fun, funny, freaky, silly, serious, and slither-y 2hrs that I think y'all have been too hard on! Watch this with your wife, your dog, and the cats... something for everyone here!

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Alec B

@Alec97 Dec 30

You do kind of have to admire the attempt to turn this infamous King novel into a movie. Honestly I think Kasdan and Goldman should have largely ignored the book's structure and found a different path through this concept. If the movie is worth remembering for anything (besides the liberal use of Star Wars Wipes!) its for the strange casting swap with Morgan Freeman as the insane military leader and Tom Sizemore as the soldier convinced to do the right thing.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 23

Success in 02 hours, 13 minutes, and 43 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language, Gore and Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $33,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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D P

@RT45936356 Nov 3

I just did not care for this.

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Synopsis

"Dreamcatcher" tells of four young friends who perform a heroic act -- and are changed forever by the uncanny powers they gain in return. Years later the friends, now men, are on a hunting trip in the Maine woods when they are overtaken by a blizzard in which something much more ominous moves. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante, then overcome a threat to the bond between them.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Producer: Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun, Bruce Berman
Screenwriter: Stephen King, William Goldman, Lawrence Kasdan
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Castle Rock Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Gore|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 30, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.7M
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)