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Scanners II: The New Order (1991)

Scanners II: The New Order poster
Directed by
Christian Duguay
Genre
action film, horror film, science fiction film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 175 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A corrupt police commissioner tries to take over a city by controlling people with psychic powers. A new scanner must stop him.

tensebleakfast-pacedsuspensefulgrittycynicalviolentpsychic

What happens

Scanners II: The New Order is a 1991 Canadian science fiction thriller film. It is a sequel to the 1981 feature film Scanners with a different cast, starring David Hewlett, Deborah Raffin, Raoul Trujillo, and Yvan Ponton. It was written by B. J. Nelson and directed by Christian Duguay. The plot involves a crooked police commissioner (Ponton) who schemes to gain control of a major city by manipulating Scanners (persons born with telepathic and telekinetic abilities) to do his bidding. The film was released direct-to-video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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