Brainstorm

Brainstorm

The door to the mind is open.

PG 1983 · 106 min · ★ 6.2 · Science Fiction, Thriller

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.

Directed by Douglas Trumbull · Written by Philip Frank Messina

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