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Altered States

1980 ·1h 43m · ★ 6.7 (742)

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from Native American shamans, he explores these altered states of cognizance and finds that memory, time, and reality itself are states of mind.

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Director

Ken Russell Ken Russell
5 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
43
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
100
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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LovecraftianRitual

Tone

Surreal

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookdeprivation chamberdrugsdrug tripdrug useexperimentgeneticsharvard universityisolation tankmagic mushroommetamorphosispsychedelicpsychedelicspsychologysensory deprivationsubconsciousnessuniversity

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