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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release1980

Runtime1h 42m

StatusReleased

Budget$15,000,000

Revenue$19,853,892

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Movie

Altered States

1980

1h 42m

6.7

Horror

Science Fiction

Thriller

Synopsis

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

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