Desperation

4.3 Score

2006 • 2h 11min • R • Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy

Desperation

"In this town, there are no accidents."

When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.

IMDb 5.3

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Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

John Edward Marinville

Steven Weber

Steven Weber

Steve Ames

Annabeth Gish

Annabeth Gish

Mary Jackson

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Tom Billingsley

Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

Ralph Carver

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Peter Jackson

Shane Haboucha

Shane Haboucha

David Carver

Kelly Overton

Cynthia Smith

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Henry Thomas

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