Is The Lathe of Heaven scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lathe of Heaven sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Lathe of Heaven end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lathe of Heaven easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lathe of Heaven violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Lathe of Heaven

Name: The Lathe of Heaven
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Released: 1980
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Bruce Davison, Peyton E. Park, Niki Flacks, Kevin Conway, Vandi Clark

Ursula K. Le Guin's Science Fiction Masterpiece

Directed by David R. Loxton, Fred Barzyk

Produced by Thirteen, Taurus Film

1980104 min6.5 / 10

A cerebral, unsettling exploration of power, unintended consequences, and the danger of imposing order on reality through a man whose dreams reshape the world.

George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.

Clusters

Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Paranoid Reality Breakdown Reality Turning Into Horror Witchcraft and Occult Movies Time Travel Movies

Genres

Science Fiction Fantasy Drama Thriller TV Movie

Keywords

Telekinesis Alternative Reality

Questions people ask

Is The Lathe of Heaven scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Lathe of Heaven sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does The Lathe of Heaven end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Lathe of Heaven easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Lathe of Heaven violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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