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"10 Seconds: The Pain Begins. 15 Seconds: You Can’t Breathe. 20 Seconds: You Explode."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.7/10

65,623 votes

69/100

Fresh

60/100

Metascore

6.7/10

1,326 votes

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Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Win

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Nominations

🪐

Saturn Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best International Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$4.1M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$14.2M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$14,225,876

United States

Profit

+$10.1M

ROI: +247%

Budget Recovery347% of budget

$0|Budget: $4.1M|Revenue: $14.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

43.2K

Daily Avg

719

7-Day Trend

+2%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Toronto

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Story Setting

Set In

Canada

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Scanners II: The New Order

1991

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Mark Irwin

Film Editing

Ronald Sanders

Music / Score

Howard Shore

Distributors

MOKÉP

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Where to Watch Scanners

Available in 46 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada	Criterion Channel, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel	myfilmfriend	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
AustraliaR 18+	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

AustraliaR 18+

Germany16

France12

JapanR15+

Brazil16

Spain18

FinlandK-18

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Production

Director

David Cronenberg

Writer

David Cronenberg

Production Companies

Filmplan InternationalCanadian Film Development CorporationMontreal Trust Company of Canada

Cast

Stephen Lack

Cameron Vale

Jennifer O'Neill

Kim Obrist

Michael Ironside

Darryl Revok

Patrick McGoohan

Dr. Paul Ruth

Lawrence Dane

Braedon Keller

Robert A. Silverman

Benjamin Pierce

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Lee Broker

Security One

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Mavor Moore

Trevellyan

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Adam Ludwig

Arno Crostic

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Murray Cruchley

Programmer 1

Fred Döderlein

Dieter Tautz

Géza Kovács

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