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Powder (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 18

Fresh: 9

Rotten:9

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Because teenager Jeremy Reed has skin that's literally as white as snow, everyone calls him "Powder". He also has extraordinary powers: telekinesis, telepathy, and an incredibly high IQ, a... Because teenager Jeremy Reed has skin that's literally as white as snow, everyone calls him "Powder". He also has extraordinary powers: telekinesis, telepathy, and an incredibly high IQ, a condition caused when lightning struck his mother during her pregnancy. She died after the accident, and since then Powder's grandfather has locked him in the basement, hiding him from all mankind. But after his guardian dies, the newly discovered lad goes to a school for troubled boys. Here, Powder's special gifts finally reveal themselves for better or for worse. Although two teachers and a pretty girl have befriended him, Powder will never enjoy an easy life, for he is truly a stranger in a strange land. [More]

Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Lance Henriksen

Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Lance Henriksen, Missy Crider

Director: Victor Salva

Director: Victor Salva

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Joe Leydon
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Time Out

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10/06/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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08/11/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Film Threat

Pretentious, uninvolving headscratcher that aims to be tragic and uplifting and falls way short; the only thing it'll lift is your butt from your seat midway through the film.

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01/08/05
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

Okay drama, could have been more moving

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12/28/03
Fred Topel
About.com
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05/20/03
Caryn James
New York Times
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04/18/03
Nell Minow
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01/29/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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10/16/02
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Interesting film that's just a little too much like an expanded X Files episode

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10/02/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Offbeat drama about a mystic with strange powers and a compassionate service of others.

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08/28/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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06/05/02
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine
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01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper
 
 
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