The Sender

1982

Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 34% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 34% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 2539 2.5K

Plot summary

A disturbed telepathic man is able to transmit his dreams and visions into the minds of the people around him.

Director

Roger Christian Photo
Roger Christian

Top cast

John Sessions Photo
John Sessions as Patient
Paul Freeman Photo
Paul Freeman as Dr. Denman
Harry Ditson Photo
Harry Ditson as Dr. Hirsch
Kathryn Harrold Photo
Kathryn Harrold as Gail Farmer
720p.BluRay
842.66 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jmbovan-47-160173 6 / 10

Interesting concepts of the supernatural

The Sender has some interesting concepts of the supernatural being housed in science and psychology. The picture unfortunately suffers from the rigors of making monsters out of science and doctors as they ignore and disbelieve the supernatural. The depiction of mental illness is poorly conveyed, but for a film made in 1982, this could have been progressive at the time. The film lacks the larger structure and bite that the Dead Zone was able to capture but a year later. (And no doubt due largely to Stephen King's superb story and Cronenberg's talent to maintain the story but transform it into film.) Acting is generally decent and rises to the occasion. This, and the unsuspected reveal at the start of the 3rd act brings this film to a 6 given the "movie of the week" nature of the story and plotting, as well as the lackluster ongoing tension that wasbnot sustained in this film. Tired of watching the Dead Zone? This one is worth a watch, but don't expect too much from it.
Reviewed by BA_Harrison 6 / 10

Not bad at all, but it won't necessarily send shivers down your spine.

A suicidal young man suffering from amnesia (Zeljko Ivanek) is admitted to a state mental hospital where his psychiatrist, Dr. Gail Farmer (Kathryn Harrold) discovers that her new patient has remarkable telepathic powers, being able to subconsciously transmit his thoughts, dreams and fears.The Sender is a well directed, low-key chiller that features strong performances and some brilliantly executed scenes (the electro shock therapy sequence alone is worth the price of admission), but it is a film that I struggle to recognise as horror, since once it has been established that the disturbing occurrences are actually visions sent by John Doe (as the patient is known), any genuine sense of threat is eradicated: after the vision has ended, everything returns to normal, which doesn't make for a very scary viewing experience.If anything, The Sender is a psychological mystery that leads the viewer on a merry dance wondering precisely how matters will be resolved; unfortunately, when all is said and done, the story doesn't really amount to much, with John Doe being released back into the community, supposedly cured, but in actuality, right back where he started (and free to try and kill himself once more).
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