Stephen King's Thinner

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Stephen King's Thinner

R

1996

1h 32m

Horror

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Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke) is an obese lawyer who accidentally hits a Gypsy with his car after his wife distracts him. Given Halleck's influence in town and a general prejudice against Gypsies, he manages to brush the incident under the rug with some unethical legal help from his associates. However, the victim's father, Tadzu Lempke (Michael Constantine), places a curse on the heavyset man, and he starts to lose weight at an alarming rate, which is followed by other macabre events.

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Critics Consensus

A bland, weightless horror film that seems to want to mock itself as the proceedings drag on.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Oct 10, 2026

2/10

It’s a simple premise that makes you wonder, huh what are they going to do with that! The answer is nothing.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feb 8, 2024

2/4

The anemic screenplay offers little in the way of engaging scenarios and satisfactory payoffs.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

Jan 27, 2024

2.5/4

A well-made adaptation of King’s work that balances body horror with questionable morality.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 22, 2023

2/5

Even though the source material itself is flawed, the film has too many tonal inconsistencies to know whether to laugh at or be creeped out by the experience.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Aug 17, 2023

B-

The thinner the lawyer becomes the thinner the story gets.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Jan 26, 2023

2/10

Thinner is jaw-droppingly bad: not only weirdly amateurish but regularly offensive.

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Ron P

@RMPearls Oct 15, 2026

It's corny, it's cheesy, the special effects are unconvincing, and the acting is subpar… In short, it's bad enough to be a good cult classic, and it's one of my favorite haunts to watch at Halloween.

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Ronnie M

@spuncake Oct 1, 2026

I thought it was a fair movie...Not Stephen King's best. IT was funny at times. I know it got bad reviews. Its alright

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 9, 2026

I saw this on the TV, it stinked!

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 3, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Robert b

@RT80637576 Nov 11, 2025

Dont overthink watch

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Jonathan N

@Passtheacidtest Aug 15, 2025

Spoilers: This contains spoilers. Go watch this before reading my review. Best movie about a guy getting a Gypsy curse and then losing a bunch of weight and then killing his entire family I've ever seen.

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Michael Constantine

Tadzu Lempke

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Heidi Halleck

Kari Wuhrer

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Synopsis

Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke) is an obese lawyer who accidentally hits a Gypsy with his car after his wife distracts him. Given Halleck's influence in town and a general prejudice against Gypsies, he manages to brush the incident under the rug with some unethical legal help from his associates. However, the victim's father, Tadzu Lempke (Michael Constantine), places a curse on the heavyset man, and he starts to lose weight at an alarming rate, which is followed by other macabre events.

Director: Tom Holland
Producer: Richard P. Rubinstein, Mitchell Galin
Screenwriter: Michael McDowell, Tom Holland
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Spelling Films International
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.3M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround

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