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The Fly

Movie·1986·Horror, Science Fiction·1h 36m·7.4 (4,978)·Directed by David Cronenberg

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When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

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