Dreamcatcher
Four friends hung a dreamcatcher in their cabin. It's about to catch something it cannot stop.
2003 | 136m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Lawrence Kasdan |
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| Writer: | Stephen King, William Goldman, Lawrence Kasdan |
| Staring: |
| Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 21, 2003 |
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| Director: | Lawrence Kasdan |
| Writer: | Stephen King, William Goldman, Lawrence Kasdan |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, 1970s, snowstorm, religion and supernatural, friends, alien, childhood, mysterious, complex, vacation gone wrong |
| Production Companies | Village Roadshow Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, NPV Entertainment, Kasdan Pictures, WV Films II |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $81,240,206
Budget: $68,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Morgan Freeman | Col. Abraham Curtis |
| Thomas Jane | Dr. Henry Devlin |
| Jason Lee | Joe 'Beaver' Clarenden |
| Damian Lewis | Gary 'Jonesy' Jones |
| Timothy Olyphant | Pete Moore |
| Tom Sizemore | Lt. Owen Underhill |
| Donnie Wahlberg | Douglas 'Duddits' Cavell |
| Mikey Holekamp | Young Henry |
| Reece Thompson | Young Beaver |
| Giacomo Baessato | Young Jonesy |
| Joel Palmer | Young Pete |
| Andrew Robb | Young Duddits |
| Rosemary Dunsmore | Roberta Cavell |
| Michael O'Neill | General Matheson |
| Eric Keenleyside | Rick McCarthy |
| C. Ernst Harth | Barry Neiman |
| Michael Dobson | Stranger on Curb |
| Ty Olsson | Army Truck Driver |
| Michael Daingerfield | Conklin |
| Campbell Lane | Old Man Gosselin |
| Ingrid Kavelaars | Trish |
| Darrin Klimek | Maples |
| Bailee Reid | Rachel |
| Kevan Ohtsji | Tracking Technician |
| Marcy Goldberg | EMT #1 |
| Dion Johnstone | EMT #2 |
| Shauna Kain | Josie Rinkenhauer |
| Colin Lawrence | Edwards |
| Jordan Walker | Helicopter Sentry |
| Jonathan Kasdan | Defuniak |
| Carolyn Tweedle | Woman in Crowd |
| Susan Charest | Becky |
| T.J. Riley | Scottie |
| Ryan DeBoer | Duncan |
| Malik McCall | Platoon Leader |
| John Moore | Bad Driver |
| Christopher Ang | Apache Crewman #1 |
| Chris Duggan | Apache Crewman #2 |
| Daniel Merali | Apache Crewman #3 |
| Matt Riley | Apache Crewman #4 |
| John Armstrong | Detainee #1 |
| Jack Crowston | Detainee #2 |
| Trenna Frandsen | Detainee #3 |
| John Gagné | Detainee #4 |
| Sue Hartley | Detainee #5 |
| John Hombach | Detainee #6 |
| Kat Kosiancic | Detainee #7 |
| Lance Kinsey | Hofferman (uncredited) |
| Victor Formosa | Man Outside Bar (uncredited) |
| Chad Rook | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Clarence Sponagle | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Curt I. Miyashiro | CG Supervisor |
| Marion Kolsby | Assistant Art Director |
| John B. Keys | Scenic Artist |
| Amber E. MacLeod | Set Decoration |
| John T. Cucci | Foley |
| Paul Mitchnick | Camera Operator |
| Céline Godeau | Makeup Effects |
| Michael Gleason | Visual Effects Editor |
| Jarrod Tiffin | Rigging Gaffer |
| Christopher Mark Pinhey | Makeup Effects |
| Connie Kennedy | Location Manager |
| W. Steven Graham | Supervising Art Director |
| Wayne Griffin | Dialogue Editor |
| G.W. Brown | ADR Editor |
| Chris Glyn-Jones | Boom Operator |
| Jason Glass | Stunts |
| Heath Stevenson | Stunts |
| Bill Edwards | Stunts |
| Dean Choe | Stunts |
| Kendelle Elliott | Art Direction |
| Glenn Foerster | Greensman |
| Trig Singer | Camera Operator |
| Ryan Nicholson | Makeup Effects |
| Joel Echallier | Makeup Effects |
| Greg P. Russell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Darrin Massey | Greensman |
| Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rose Marie McSherry | Set Decoration |
| Robert Grieve | Sound Designer |
| Lindsay Hallett | Visual Effects Producer |
| David Olson | Music Editor |
| David Tickell | Gaffer |
| Doug Hardwick | Construction Coordinator |
| Tim Alexander | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Rob Hinderstein | Makeup Effects |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley |
| Helen Jarvis | Art Direction |
| Victoria Down | Makeup Artist |
| Jeff Olson | Visual Effects Producer |
| Stewart Whelan | First Assistant Camera |
| Roger Vernon | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Reg Glass | Stunts |
| Andrew Keilty | Stunts |
| Raúl Dávalos | Editor |
| Deena Adair | Hairstylist |
| Lynn Chaulk | Scenic Artist |
| Molly Maginnis | Costume Design |
| Allan Galajda | Set Designer |
| John Clothier | Camera Operator |
| Roxanne Methot | Assistant Art Director |
| Brigitte Daloin | Visual Effects Editor |
| William H. Orr | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Lynn-Anne West | Scenic Artist |
| Bryan Pennington | Dolby Consultant |
| Yann Delpuech | Sound Designer |
| Jay Hall | Greensman |
| Toby Lindala | Makeup Effects |
| Lucyna Wojciechowski | First Assistant Editor |
| Patricia Johnson | Unit Publicist |
| Rodney Montague | Visual Effects Producer |
| Rob Vreugde | Transportation Coordinator |
| Kevin Clark | Greensman |
| Barbara Tuss | Script Supervisor |
| Nancy Hancock | Makeup Artist |
| Anneke Van Oort | Set Designer |
| Rick Newsome | Storyboard Designer |
| Bryan Korenberg | Property Master |
| Kristene Kenward | Stunts |
| Deb Macatumpag | Stunts |
| Fred Perron | Stunts |
| Greg Schlosser | Stunts |
| Yves Cameron | Stunts |
| Dennis Briest | Stunts |
| Stephen P. Dunn | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Toby | Set Designer |
| Casey Grant | Production Manager |
| Ai-Ling Lee | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sandy Monesmith | Hairstylist |
| Mark Freund | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Paul Barry | Second Assistant Director |
| E.J. Foerster | Second Unit Director |
| Ronald Robinson | Stunts |
| Jim Dunn | Stunts |
| Sherry Linder-Gygli | Key Hair Stylist |
| Paul Burger | Third Assistant Director |
| Jeremy Martin | Production Assistant |
| Stephen King | Novel |
| William Goldman | Screenplay |
| John Seale | Director of Photography |
| Jon Hutman | Production Design |
| Bill Corso | Makeup Department Head |
| Mark 'Crash' McCreery | Creature Design |
| Stefen Fangmeier | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Hal Hickel | Animation Supervisor |
| Jacob Rupp | Stunt Coordinator |
| David Jacox | Stunt Coordinator |
| Doane Gregory | Still Photographer |
| Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| J.J. Makaro | Stunts |
| James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Darren King | ADR Supervisor |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunt Double |
| Rick Pearce | Stunts |
| Ernie Jackson | Stunts |
| Brad Loree | Stunts |
| Ken Kirzinger | Stunts |
| Kit Mallet | Stunts |
| Gerald Paetz | Stunts |
| James Ralph | Stunts |
| Fiona Roeske | Stunts |
| Brad Kelly | Stunts |
| Marshall Virtue | Stunts |
| Joe Doserro | Stunts |
| Charles Andre | Stunts |
| Lawrence Kasdan | Screenplay, Director |
| Ronna Kress | Casting |
| Carol Littleton | Editor |
| Billy Bryan | Special Effects Technician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles Okun | Producer |
| Mark Kasdan | Associate Producer |
| Lawrence Kasdan | Producer |
| Bruce Berman | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 39 | 62 | 24 |
| 2024 | 5 | 42 | 58 | 28 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 | 34 | 70 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 27 | 63 | 15 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 18 | 33 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 935 | 935 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 542 | 700 |
Doesn't quite deserve all the hate... A group of friends with a long history are pitted against an invading alien force, and they use their special gifts and talents to try and save the world. Sure it is not the best Stephen King adaptation, but it is far from the worst. Some fairly hammy act ... ing, dodgy CGI and tonnes of cliché Stephen King tropes don't stop this film from being lightweight fun, so long as you are not expecting a work of art. Damien Lewis is a stand-out, especially when he is being the Mr Gray personality and most of the rest of the cast do well enough, with a little bit of coasting from Tom Sizemore and Morgan Freeman. It is however hard to look past the patronising and mildly offensive portrayal of the idiot savant Duddits, and the ending is completely stupid. But if you have a spare couple of hours there are worse ways to spend time. B grade film with an A grade cast and a budget somewhere in between.
This is all I have to say... Butthole-cock-monsters. ...
Compared to the book, yeah, it stinks...but that's really only because it got lost somewhere in translation from prose to screen. Take it as it is, take it as a movie and its not half bad, the problem is that, once you leave the book behind what you have is an old fashioned B horror movie that is ... trying to sell itself in an era where B horror movies need the special effects of modern super hero movies and the basic plot of a Dick and Jane novel. And then, in many ways, it's just too expensive. It feels like a classic Drive-In horror flick, but it looks like a block buster. Tone down the budget by a few million and make it a direct to video movie and it would have cult classic status already...despite the people that actually read the source material. The acting is good, the special effects are too good, the setting is cool, but the plot hurts a bit and the fact that Duddits is Intellectually Disabled is inevitably going to put off more that a few viewers. Really though, what you have is a great B Movie Drive-In fair that somehow got an actual budget wot work with. And you could do a lot worse in this Post New Hollywood day and age.