Dreamscape

Dreamscape (1984)

  • 78% of critics liked it
    (27 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (7,787 ratings)

Great special effects do not always make for a great film, but Dreamscape comes awfully close. Dr. Paul Novotny (Max Von Sydow) and Dr. Jane Devries (Kate Capshaw) run a clinic for the study of dreams. Hoping to alleviate the pain of those plagued with recurring nightmares, Novotny hires a team of… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By
Joseph Ruben
Genres
Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Aug 17, 1984 Wide
On DVD
Jun 6, 2000
HBO Video

Critic Reviews

  • , Variety

    Film [from a screen story by David Loughery] centers on 'dreamlinking', the psychic projection of one person's consciousness into a sleeping person's subconscious, or his dreams. If that sounds far-fetched, it is.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Most movies that try to crowd so much into an hour and a half end up looking like a shopping list, but Dreamscape works, maybe because it has a sense of humor.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    Mostly maladroit, without the kind of high gloss or confidence that might help carry its audience along.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    A perfect B movie for the 1980s: light and trashy, with political overtones and a blend of science fiction and paranoia, all calculated to provide fun for an audience disinclined to take matters seriously.

  • Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly

    Underrated, extremely fun genre picture

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    Classic 80s sci fi . . amazing cast when one looks at it . . Quaid, Von Sydow, Albert, Plummer, Capshaw .. Crazy how many people they got on board for this one. Was a fun movie for sure.

  • AJ V


    A great adventure filled sci-fi thriller all about dreams and psychics. I really liked this movie, and I highly recommend it.

  • Eric S


    "Dreamscape" is an overlooked little film from 1984. Surely it's a bit dated, but that's part of it's charm. The visual effects are brilliant in this capturing vivid dream sequences and various images from troubled individual's psyche which help this film… More

  • Conner R


    Psychic movies donā??t come any better than this, one of the most fun sci-fi movies from the 80s. Dennis Quaid plays a great anti-hero in Alex Garner making you completely involved from the start. Add that to the awesome nightmare premise and government conspiracy cover-up and you… More

  • Curtis L


    Dennis QUaid's Han Solo like character is about all that I can say I liked in this one. I fell asleep about the time that the claymation snake came around.

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