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Brainstorm

Movie·1983·Science Fiction, Thriller·1h 46m·6.3 (280)·Directed by Douglas Trumbull

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Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.

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