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Watch The Sender (1982) online The Sender is a 1982 movie with a runtime of 91 minutes. Director Roger Christian, Cast Kathryn Harrold, Zeljko Ivanek, Shirley Knight,

Synopsis

A disturbed telepathic man is able to transmit his dreams and visions into the minds of the people around him. Currently you are able to watch "The Sender " streaming on we platform.

Genres

Horror, Thriller,

The Sender Parent guide

BBFC Reason

suicide references, strong gore, threat

BBFC Ratings info

THE SENDER is a psychological horror film, from 1982, in which a mysterious patient arrives at a psychiatric hospital. Suicide: The main character, haunted by his own supernatural powers, makes several attempts to take his own life. Injury detail A patient envisions decapitating a man by punching him. There is strong surgical detail when doctors drill into a patient's skull. Threat: Doctors perform electroshock therapy on a struggling patient. Characters have visions of swarms of insects and rats. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k').

Sex & Nudity

none

Sex & Nudity Reason

The outline of a woman's nipples can be seen in her night shirt, but this is not meant to be sexual. A man is briefly shirtless. A young man and woman share a small brief kiss.

Violence & Gore

moderate

Violence & Gore Reason

The film opens on a man attempting suicide by walking into a lake while weighed down with rocks. The music accompanying this is very tense. A woman is in a car wreck but is not seriously injured. Blood comes out of a water faucet and is seen leaking from a broken mirror. A man sliced his wrist in an attempted suicide, but is stopped. Some blood is visible. A man is subjected to electroshock therapy briefly, but it is stopped. A mouse crawled out of a dead man's mouth as part of a hallucination. A gunshot is fired, no one is hit. A man head is decapitated from his body from a punch to the face. The bloody neck is visible. During a surgery, an incision is made and the a man's skull is drilled. Minor blood. A surgical room catches on fire, and the clothes of some people are ablaze. Brief and no injuries are shown. A man tries to kill himself by poisoning with natural gas. However he is pulled from the house. Shortly after the house explodes. A man killed his mother by poisoning her with natural gas.

Profanity

mild

Profanity Reason

Minor name calling. Sh*t is said. F*ck is said.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

none

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Reason

Patients in a psychiatric hospital are given medication.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

Frightening & Intense Scenes Reason

The suicide scene may be frightening for some viewers. The hallucinations seen by a character are frightening. There is not real and hallucinated violence throughout, which is frightening. The film has a very dark tone and is quite intense.

Studio

Kingsmere Productions Ltd., Paramount,

Countrie

United Kingdom,

Audio

English

Director

Roger Christian

Starring

Kathryn Harrold Zeljko Ivanek Shirley Knight Paul Freeman Sean Hewitt Harry Ditson Olivier Pierre Tracy Harper Al Matthews Marsha Hunt Angus MacInnes Jana Shelden Manning Redwood John Stephen Hill Monica Buford