Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Lathe of Heaven (2002)

Lathe of Heaven poster
Directed by
Philip Haas
Genre
fantasy film, science fiction film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man's dreams have the power to alter reality, and his therapist tries to use this ability to reshape the world for the better. Their collaboration sets off unintended consequences as each change leads to new problems.

cerebraldreamlikethought-provokingcontemplativeunsettlingphantasmagoricalslow-burnatmospheric

What happens

Lathe of Heaven is a 2002 American science fiction television film based on the 1971 novel The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin, which was previously adapted as a television film in 1980. The film was directed by Philip Haas, written by Alan Sharp, and stars James Caan, Lukas Haas, and Lisa Bonet. It aired on A&E on September 8, 2002. It was nominated at the 29th Saturn Awards for Best Single Program Presentation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?