
The Power
YOU feel it until you can't feel anything at all!
Directed by Byron Haskin
Produced by George Pal Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A paranoid sci-fi thriller about a team being systematically eliminated by an unseen psychic killer, built on suspicion and the terror of invisible threat.
One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is on to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and to stop them.
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Questions people ask
Is The Power scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does The Power end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Power violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Power easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Power sad? 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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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like The Power
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Power
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Power, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Power, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Power, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































