3.4 Score

1996 • 1h 32min • R • Horror, Fantasy

Thinner

"Let the curse fit the crime."

An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.

IMDb 5.8

RT 14%

MC 33

Director

Tom Holland

Writers

Stephen King

Tom Holland

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Robert John Burke

Billy Halleck

Michael Constantine

Tadzu Lempke

Lucinda Jenney

Heidi Halleck

Kari Wührer

Gina Lempke

John Horton

Judge Cary Rossington

Sam Freed

Dr. Mike Houston

Daniel von Bargen

Chief Duncan Hopley

Joe Mantegna

Richie Ginelli

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Michael Constantine Tadzu Lempke

Lucinda Jenney Heidi Halleck

Kari Wührer Gina Lempke

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Daniel von Bargen Chief Duncan Hopley

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Elizabeth Franz Leda Rossington

Walter Bobbie Kirk Penschley

Bethany Joy Lenz Linda Halleck

Time Winters Prosecutor

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